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Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is imploring his party to fight back harder against President Donald Trump, arguing that history will remember some for their \u201ccomplicity\u201d in \u201cbending the knee\u201d to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a wide-ranging interview with CNN\u2019s Manu Raju, Booker argued that Democrats can gain credibility with voters by showing they\u2019re concerned about the American people rather than their party. The New Jersey senator also weighed in on whether his party should embrace its most progressive wing and urged his own state to consider redrawing House maps to fight back against a GOP-led redistricting effort in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Democratic voters demand a more aggressive approach toward Trump from party leaders, Booker told CNN he\u2019s \u201cgoing to continue to do what leadership is\u201d and reprehended institutions for what he viewed as caving to pressure from the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat I want to see more people doing is not doing what some law firms have done, bend the knee to Donald Trump. Not doing what some universities have done, bend the knee to Donald Trump. You see major corporations who want some merger approval not standing up on principle but bending the knee to Donald Trump. That to me is outrageous,\u201d Booker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHistory is going to remember these people for their complicity in what is a guy that\u2019s going to severely try to undermine our government \u2013 who already incited a riot on our Capitol,\u201d the Democrat said. \u201cThis is a moment in history where people are going to ask, \u2018Where did you stand? Did you bow to an authoritarian leader or did you stand strong and fight?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Booker clashed with Democrats this week as he sought to amend several bipartisan police benefits bills with language that would stop the Trump administration from withholding Department of Justice grants for political reasons \u2013 arguing it is already happening in New Jersey. In impassioned remarks, Booker said members of his party are complying with Trump as he \u201cviolates the Constitution\u201d and \u201ctrashes our norms and traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow far are we going to let (Trump) go until we draw a line and say, \u2018I don\u2019t care where it is, on the floor of the Senate, within our communities, we\u2019re going to stand and fight against this authoritarianism?\u2019\u201d Booker told CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Booker said he wants Democrats to be aggressive when it comes to redistricting efforts, as Republican-led Texas is moving ahead with a Trump-backed strategy to redraw the state\u2019s congressional map to try and gain more House seats. The senator suggested Democrats should do the same in New Jersey despite the Democratic Party\u2019s past rhetoric about the importance of nonpartisan redistricting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump \u201cthinks you should break the rules for Democrats to sit back and just say, \u2018OK, we\u2019re going to play by the queen\u2019s rules,\u2019\u201d Booker told CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I\u2019m telling you right now we need to win in the midterm. We need to stop him from cheating, from lying, and from stealing the election. And if they\u2019re doing something to add their congressional seats, we need to look at our ways of doing that right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Booker\u2019s political call to arms comes as Democrats struggle with frustration with the party among their base, some of whom appear to be turning to more progressive leaders like the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayor\u2019s race, 33-year-old Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like many Democrats, Booker declined to say whether he supports the Mamdani, who delivered a surprise primary victory in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNew York City, I love you. You\u2019re my neighbor. You\u2019re about 10 miles from where I live. You guys figure out your elections,\u201d Booker said. \u201cI\u2019m going to focus on mine.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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