, Columnist
Cory Booker Is Misdiagnosing Democrats’ Problem
The New Jersey senator says his party is “complicit.” But lacking control of Congress and the courts is math.
Providing catharsis.
Photographer: Eric Lee/BloombergSenator Cory Booker wants Democrats on Capitol Hill to fight harder against President Donald Trump. And accomplish what, exactly?
During a fiery tirade on the Senate floor, the New Jersey Democrat last week accused his own party of being “complicit” in Trump’s ongoing series of constitutionally questionable power grabs — including withholding congressionally mandated funding; gutting federal agencies created via congressional statute; and using the government to intimidate private industry and universities.