# Democrats are demoralized, 'in disarray' after Trump's victory, CNN's Jake Tapper says

## Democrats jeered President Trump throughout his speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday

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Published March 5, 2025 9:33am EST

     



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CNN host Jake Tapper said that Democrats do not know how best to oppose President Donald Trump, especially the president prepared to address a joint session of Congress.

CNN host Jake Tapper said that Democrats do not know how best to oppose President , who on Tuesday delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress.&nbsp;

"The Democrats, not to be cliché about it, but they are in disarray," Tapper said in advance of Trump's address. "They do not know how to be the opposition force."

Trump spoke to  Tuesday evening in an expansive speech that lasted more than 90 minutes, as he took a victory lap for his accomplishments thus far and laid out his policies for the future.&nbsp;





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"They're having a hard time trying to figure out how to deal with Trump, and they're having a hard time figuring out who they should put forward," CNN anchor John King told Tapper.&nbsp;

Tapper explained that Democrats, in comparison to Republicans, feel less energized and less unified in recent months.&nbsp;

"I have to say, you can really sense Republicans with a pep in their step and Democrats rather demoralized," Tapper said.&nbsp;

"I mean, understandably so, given the fact that Republicans control the House, the Senate and the White House, not to mention a conservative lean on the U.S. Supreme Court," he continued. "But beyond that, even when the Republicans are out of power, you sense an energy quite often when Democrats are controlling things."&nbsp;





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"JD Vance's role in the GOP, said Tapper, has made a 'meteoric rise' to power."
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