Kim Perales

"A 100 posts🚨in my feed mad at Jeffries’ stmt on Lisa Cook & 0 about stmts by Sen Rs -makes it easier to pile on the Dems.

Diff: 1st term -when Trump did bad things the immed response from the resistance was to get angry & apply pressure to his allies in Congress. 2nd t: much worse yet they’ve gotten a tiny fraction of the outrage of the 1st. if you were a R in a purplish state -shut up & let Trump do his stuff while Dems get mad at each other *Dems: doing right now."
-A Fritschner
#Fed #USPol

Aug 26, 2025 at 2:08pmWeb
Show threadKim PeralesAug 26, 2025

🚨"I'm not sure it is wise to fire a member of the Federal Reserve for an accusation w/o a finding of guilt. The presumption of innocence is kind of a big deal in the American constitutional order."
-E Erickson

I hate agreeing with this conservative, but he's right. Lisa Cook has not been charged with a crime.

It's unfortunate that Jeffries only addressed racism (valid) in his statement about Trump firing Cook. He should have centered on the importance of Fed indep.
#Fed #5thAmendment #USPol