More than a dozen Democratic senators voted with Republicans on Monday to confirm President Donald Trump’s latest nominee, himself once a Republican member of the upper chamber.
The Senate confirmed David Perdue of Georgia to become Trump’s ambassador to China, an all-important post given the significance of trade and national security issues with the world’s second-largest economy. The vote was 64-27 in favor of cloture, which requires 60 votes.
In 2022, Trump backed Perdue in his attempt to primary incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R), but he wasn’t successful.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party is to lose support among one of its key voter blocs, young people, according to a new survey.
Brett Cooper, who hosts “The Brett Cooper Show,” believes that many people of her generation believe that the Democratic Party no longer reflects their values.
“Democrats are completely out of touch with their voter base,” she said during an appearance on “Fox & Friends.” “They are aging out. We do not want them in Congress anymore on the left and the right.”
She highlighted the aging senators and representatives, including Sen. Dick Durbin who announced his retirement last week, as examples.
“You see members of Congress like Dick [Durbin] who are so old,” she said. “Young people feel unrepresented, and they are fed up.”
She believes the Democrats are in a no-win situation as a tug-of-war unfolds between those on the radical left and those in the center.
