Video of Senate Democrats vowing to stand against Trump's harmful policies ridiculed as 'embarrassing'

On Thursday, Senate Democrats released a video to convey their priorities before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, but it received criticism for being disconnected and "cringe-worthy."

Booker, a senator from New Jersey, posted a video on his X account with the caption "Senate Democrats are fighting for you."

In the video, Senate Democrats vowed to collaborate with anyone who would improve life but would confront President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans if they took actions detrimental to them.

Several Democratic senators who are from close states or are up for re-election were absent from the video. These senators include John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Gary Peters of Michigan, and Chris Murphy of Connecticut.

The video was criticized by conservatives and others on social media for being out of touch, with one user stating that Democrats are still trying to figure out how they lost the previous election and that this video would aid them in winning over voters.

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"You're the worst, and I want you to leave," Joel Berry, managing editor of Babylon Bee, wrote in a separate post, "Lolol look at these lizard-faced geriatric stock traders."

"Voters deserve so much respect," said Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.

"Jimmy Dore posed a question: 'Are you all done crushing railroad union strikes and flooding the country with millions of desperate people to suppress wages? All it took was Americans to elect Trump and a Republican congress? Who Knew?!'"

Despite having some backing, one progressive urged the Democratic senators to adopt a more progressive approach like the video.

"Joana Esquivel, NextGen America press secretary, cheered, "More of this, please!!" after the digital comms staffer who came up with the idea received a raise."