Jim Acosta concedes Democrats have reached ‘maximum powerlessness’ under Trump

Jim Acosta conceded that Democrats person reached a authorities of "maximum powerlessness" nether President Donald Trump's 2nd word connected an occurrence of "The Jim Acosta Show" connected Monday.

Acosta expressed vexation to governmental expert Larry Sabato implicit Senate Democrats' determination to proceed the "tradition" of signing disconnected connected statesmanlike furniture nominees, adjacent though galore of Trump's nominations were met with ardent disapproval from Democrats.

"Because what we had seen initially arsenic this medication was getting going, arsenic Democrats were saying, well, you know, up successful the Senate successful particular, erstwhile it came to Trump’s Cabinet nominees, you know, it’s their contented of the Senate, by and large, to motion disconnected connected Cabinet nominees and truthful on," said Acosta.

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Jim Acosta launched his caller podcast "The Jim Acosta Show" connected Substack aft leaving CNN past month. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

He noted that but for immoderate of the "highly controversial" Trump nominations, different Trump nominees received votes from Democrats.

"Sure, determination are going to beryllium immoderate similar Pete Hegseth are going to beryllium highly controversial. RFK, Jr, highly controversial," said Acosta. "But you’ve seen Democratic senators successful immoderate cases ballot for immoderate of these nominees."

Acosta past brought up an alleged program by Democrats to unanimously ballot nary connected Trump's remaining nominations, but noted that adjacent if Democrats did travel done with that plan, they didn't person the numbers to marque it work.

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"What we’ve heard successful the past time oregon 2 is that possibly immoderate of these Democratic senators are saying, clasp connected a second, possibly we should conscionable bash a broad – we’re not going to ballot for immoderate of these nominees," alleged Acosta. "Of course, they don’t person the numbers. They can’t halt radical from getting confirmed theoretically speaking."

This inevitability led to a realization from the former CNN anchor.

"But what bash Democrats, what tin they bash astatine this point? They’re benignant of successful this situation, this presumption of maximum powerlessness."

Defense caput Pete Hegseth was sworn into bureau connected Jan. 25, aft a 51-50 ballot successful the legislature to corroborate his nomination. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Sabato answered Acosta's question with a akin feeling of hopelessness.

"Yes. And that’s the calamity of it for Democrats. They should person been capable to transportation the House. That’s evident now. And possibly they volition successful 2026, though I’m not putting immoderate bets connected Democrats to triumph thing the mode things are going," Sabato said.

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