Dear Faith, Last night he talked for 1 hour and 48 minutes. And as always, he said a lot and somehow still nothing at all. He talked about the so-called "hoax" of affordability. He talked about the stock market and about tariffs. He claimed that America is "winning," that we're the "hottest country in the world," and that everyone's income is "way up." He lied, exaggerated, and used fear and shame when speaking to the American people about the state of our union. And of course, he talked about himself. But as I listened, I didn't hear one thing that actually matters to most working families. On health care: He kicked 15 million people off insurance, cut $800 billion from health care, and bailed out Argentina's Wall Street investors instead. On child care and housing: Not a word. Yet families struggle every day to afford daycare, mortgages, and rent. On immigration and ICE: He tripled ICE's budget, terrorizing communities, killing people, by cutting funding for Americans' health care. What ICE is doing is incredibly unpopular, despite how much he boasts about it while stoking hateful rhetoric about immigrants. On corruption: Trump's family crypto company has made over $1 billion this term alone. Talk about draining the swamp. On trade: He called the Supreme Court's ruling about his tariffs being illegal "disappointing." What's "disappointing" is that he stole money out of people's pockets by forcing families to pay more than $1,700 each on tariff price increases. He didn't mention that part, though. Trump can spin, lie, and give himself as many standing ovations as he wants (and at 1 hour and 48 minutes, he certainly did.) to try to convince us we're better off under his leadership. But all we have to do is look around. Groceries are more expensive. Tariffs have stolen thousands from you. Our communities are not any safer. And Trump's family and their billionaire friends have been cashing in. Here's the bottom line: We don't have to accept this. I'm committed to using every tool I have to fight this corrupt administration — and to push the Democratic party to fight harder for working people with bold, structural economic change and a clear, forceful rebuttal to Trump's lies and failed policies. As for you, I hope you'll join me in holding onto the belief that better things are possible — and resolving to stay in this fight. Please consider making a contribution to help us fight back against Trump's failed policies and fight FOR big, structural change for working families. Thanks for being a part of this, Elizabeth  | 
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