WASHINGTON _ Stacey Abrams used the Democratic State of the Union response Tuesday to blast President Donald Trump for the 35-day partial government shutdown, calling it a stunt that "defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people _ but our lives."
Abrams, who narrowly lost a bitter contest last year for governor of Georgia, used the nationally televised address to not only criticize Trump and his policies, but to jab Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his recent verbal assaults on a House Democratic voting rights and election bill that he has labeled a Democratic "power grab."
"This is the next battle for our democracy, one where all eligible citizens can have their say about the vision we want for our country," Abrams said. "We must reject the cynicism that says allowing every eligible vote to be cast and counted is a 'power grab.' "
