Talarico Tells Democrats to Work With Trump Rather Than Wait for the Next President

DENVER - Sen.-elect James Talarico (D-Texas) told a gathering of Democrats that they must work with President Trump and cannot wait until a new president takes the oath to start delivering for Americans, according to a report from The Hill. The report said Talarico made the remarks Thursday at the What’s Next conference in Denver.

According to The Hill, Talarico said Democrats need to work with Trump to deliver on economic relief and political reform. The summary of that report ends partway through its list of issues, so any other priorities he raised are not available in the source material for this story. Reporting on the remarks is limited to this single source.

The Hill’s headline frames Talarico’s goal as making Trump’s last two years in office "the most productive of any presidency." The report was written by Ryan J. Karlin.

The Hill’s summary does not say how other Democrats, Republicans or the White House responded to the remarks. It also does not give the specifics of the economic relief or political reform measures Talarico had in mind, and those details are not reported here. No other outlet’s coverage of the speech was among the sources provided for this story.

Talarico’s argument, as The Hill described it, is that Democrats should not wait for the next president to take office before acting on issues that matter to Americans. The account is limited to The Hill’s reporting on the speech and the headline that accompanied it.

Sources: The Hill: Talarico wants to make Trump’s last 2 years ‘the most productive of any presidency’.