Standing not far behind Trump on Friday? The future of the Democratic Party.
By Paul Kane January 21 at 5:28 PM
There’s a pretty good chance that the future of the Democratic Party wasn’t far behind President Trump during Friday’s inauguration.
Within 50 to 100 feet of Trump, members of the U.S. Senate watched him take the oath of office. Inside that elite club are as many as a half-dozen Democrats who are considered ambitious rising stars, the type who might end up winning their party’s nomination four years from now.
One by one, each of these potential candidates put their heads down Friday and vowed to get to work challenging Trump’s administration. As she headed to the confirmation votes on some of Trump’s Cabinet nominees, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) carried a laptop in hand and ducked into an elevator with a reporter.
How had she spent the first hours of Trump’s reign? “Working,” she said. “I went back to my office and sat and worked.”
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