President-elect Donald Trump‘s campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt mocked Democratic governors who have already begun opposing her boss as being “out of touch.”
Since Trump swept Tuesday’s election, Govs. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), J.B. Pritzker (D-IL), and Gavin Newsom (D-CA) have issued statements assuring their constituents that their agendas will continue in spite of the president-elect. Leavitt argued that the majority of voters are not on their side.
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“Well, it’s amazing that these Democrat governors continue to be so out of touch with their own voters. They should open their eyes and look at how the American people voted in this election. They have given President Trump a resounding mandate to deliver on the promises that he made on the campaign trail,” Leavitt said on Sunday Morning Futures. “If you look at some of the bluest states in this country, New York and California, for example, those were some of the states with the largest shifts towards President Trump.”
As a result of this shift, Trump’s opponent Vice President Kamala Harris only outperformed her predecessor, President Joe Biden, in 58 counties, including the blue states she won.
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Leavitt went on to tease “tens” of executive orders that Trump plans to sign during his first days in office. In addition to brand new orders, he plans to reverse the 94 executive orders Biden signed in his first week in 2021, which had reversed Trump’s immigration policies.
The Democratic governors coming out against Trump are also likely setting the stage to challenge the Republican ticket in 2028. That cycle will not feature an incumbent candidate, leaving the door open for any politician to take a crack at it.