'Demand more': WaPo opinion writer won't apologize for making Dems 'uncomfortable'
Raw StoryA Washington Post opinion writer came out swinging against Democrats who complained he hasn't been tougher on President Donald Trump. Shadi Hamid wrote Monday, "I’m more critical of Democrats precisely because I expect more from them." He continued, "When Trump disregards human rights abroad or undermines democratic norms at home, he’s not being hypocritical — he’s being exactly who he has always claimed to be." Examples of Democrats' "hypocrisy," according to Hamid, include, preaching tolerance and inclusion "while marginalizing pro-life Democrats, talking down to Black and brown voters, ignoring religious conservatives and dismissing the growing ranks of Americans who felt the party had become too radical on issues such as gender identity. "But we’ve reached a point where reflexive Trump criticism has become a form of virtue signaling — a way to demonstrate one’s allegiance to the 'right side' of history without engaging the harder question of why Trump grows more popular rather than less," he wrote.
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