×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Tuesday
20
Jan 2026
weather symbol
Athens 9°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> World

Democrats crumbling under Trump assault: Pelosi, Schumer allies begin to defect?

Some in the party to think twice about being part of the herd

Newsroom January 14 11:42

 

If the Democrats thought blocking border wall funding with a partial government shutdown was the right hill to die on, they were sadly mistaken. Their lies about border walls have been exposed, and thus so have they.

This had led some in the party to think twice about being part of the herd.

While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who declared the border wall “immoral,” and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer try to keep the Democrats in line, cracks are starting to show.

The Washington Free Beacon compiled numerous examples of Democrats speaking out in favor of a border wall.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York said, “There are areas along the border where there are currently fences that are put up or barriers that are put up that need to be enhanced.”

>Related articles

Lavrov: Russia remains open to a diplomatic solution for Ukraine, the West is undermining negotiations

Hatzidakis and Skertsos present the government plan for 2026

Karystianou insists, “nor have they thought about why a couple is led to abortion” and attacks the media.

Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark echoed that sentiment, saying, “I think there are parts of the border that would benefit from repairing fencing and other barricades that already exist there.”

Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland took it a step further, saying, “Certainly you need barriers and we support barriers.”

Read more HERE

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#Democrats#Liberals#Nancy Pelosi#politics#republicans#US President Donald Trump#usa#wall#world
> More World

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Reactions over students facing expulsion from the Department of History and Archaeology at NKUA

January 20, 2026

Lavrov: Russia remains open to a diplomatic solution for Ukraine, the West is undermining negotiations

January 20, 2026

Emergency Weather Bulletin for Dangerous Phenomena for 36 Hours, Including a Warning for Attica

January 20, 2026

Hatzidakis and Skertsos present the government plan for 2026

January 20, 2026

Karystianou insists, “nor have they thought about why a couple is led to abortion” and attacks the media.

January 20, 2026

Mitsotakis to Tasoulas: I bring you news of turbulent times – Let us avoid the worst in EU–US relations

January 20, 2026

Greece revokes asylum from Palestinian who celebrated the massacres in Israel alongside Hamas terrorists

January 20, 2026

“Greenland US territory from 2026”: Trump’s new message, dressing it in the flags of America and Canada

January 20, 2026
All News

> World

Lavrov: Russia remains open to a diplomatic solution for Ukraine, the West is undermining negotiations

Western countries — and especially European ones — “did everything they could to undermine” efforts to resolve the Ukraine issue, said Russia’s foreign minister

January 20, 2026

“Greenland US territory from 2026”: Trump’s new message, dressing it in the flags of America and Canada

January 20, 2026

Broken tracks under scrutiny after deadly train collision in Spain: Death toll reaches 40

January 20, 2026

Kurds of Northern Syria: Is being a reliable ally out of fashion?

January 20, 2026

The showdown over Greenland escalates: Trump has the tariffs, Europe the “trade bazooka”

January 20, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα