# Democrats' anti-Trump antics turning off American voters, pollster warns | Fox News

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### Former Clinton advisor warns Democrats have turned the public off with their behavior

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Published March 5, 2025 3:00pm EST

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Former Clinton advisor and pollster Mark Penn on Wednesday warned on "Fox &amp; Friends" that Democrats' ongoing resistance to President Donald Trump, including their refusal to stand and applaud at any point during the president's address to Congress, is resulting in "record lows" in the polls.



**MARK PENN:** _They didn't know how to applaud when you're supposed to applaud. I've participated in many States of the Union and, you know, the Republicans kind of knew when to sit there and when to applaud, when something that was really unifying that they're supposed to applaud, too. And look, what's been happening is that the president's ratings have been inching up in my polls. He had many popular policies in that speech, and Democratic ratings have really tanked. They've hit record lows and this kind of behavior, to me, really only underscores why those ratings are tanking. Because it's amateurish. You know, it really turns the public off. I mean, the_  _itself, however, was not so bad; it was a pretty good response, but the performance in the hall when people were watching really turned viewers off._



Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., holds a protest sign with fellow Democrats as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. (Win McNamee/Pool via Reuters)

Penn, chairman and CEO of Stagwell Inc., wrote this week in a  that Trump is "gradually winning over the public, while the Democratic Party and the legacy of former President Joe Biden are in free fall."

Trump addressed both chambers of Congress on Tuesday evening in an expansive speech that lasted more than 90 minutes, as he took a victory lap for his accomplishments thus far and previewed his vision for the future.

The speech marked Trump's first address before Congress since he reclaimed the Oval Office in January.

Multiple Democrats caused disruptions before and during  speech despite calls from many in the party not to do so.

Republican lawmakers also called out their Democratic colleagues for not standing for the president's guests, including , a 13-year-old cancer survivor who was a guest at the speech.



Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, is removed from the chamber as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

"I was so disappointed that my Democratic colleagues couldn't stand and show love for some of the Americans that were recognized tonight. That was really heartbreaking to me," Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., told Fox News Digital. "You have a little 13-year-old boy with brain cancer who worked diligently to overcome that. For him, when his dad lifted him up, for him to look out across that room and not to have everyone in there standing for him was heartbreaking."



Shortly into Trump’s speech, Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who has already filed  articles against the president over what he called "ethnic cleansing in Gaza," stood up and began shouting at Trump and waving his cane at him. He was removed from the chamber by the sergeant at arms following an order from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

Republican lawmakers also called out their Democratic colleagues for not standing for the president's guests, including , a 13-year-old cancer survivor who was a guest at the speech.

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