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John,

Eleven days ago — just before we learned that President Donald Trump’s
entire national security team texted detailed attack plans over an
unsecured commercial app with a journalist inadvertently added to the
group chat — Pete Hegseth stood next to Trump and, in his best Fox and
Friends anchor voice said: “Under the previous administration we looked
like fools. Not anymore.”

Throughout his career Trump has projected a level of confidence that has
successfully persuaded persuadable people that he is in charge, in command
and in control. His success has depended on people believing that his
bullying, domineering behavior will bend his enemies into submission, cow
his political allies into abject fealty and create successful outcomes for
the country, especially for those who’ve been alienated by political
elites from both parties.

But there are signs that he’s losing this confidence game. His reckless,
chaotic, bizarre and anti-American behavior — and that of the toadies in
his court — is hurting the country. Americans are both seeing it play out
in the news and now feeling it in their lives. One or two mistakes might
be forgivable by the average American, a few more could be understood by
rank and file Republicans. But beyond that, what happens? Just look at
this list, barely three months into his administration:

    ⁃    He pardoned every one of the thugs who beat police officers on
January 6, 2021

    ⁃    He switched sides in Ukraine, from defending democracy to
supporting tyranny

    ⁃    His National Security team’s unlawful sharing of detailed attack
plans put U.S. service members’ lives at risk

    ⁃    His tariffs are producing higher prices, fewer jobs and panic
throughout the economy

    ⁃    He’s now admitted that he’ll likely send America into recession
as stocks continue to plunge

    ⁃    His HHS secretary is telling Texas kids with measles to just
toughen up — after the first child to die of measles in 20 years

    ⁃    He’s firing 83,000 Americans - most of them veterans - from the
agency that serves those who’ve served our country in uniform

    ⁃    And he’s defying the courts, the constitution and the rule of law
over and over again

And that’s just for starters.

There are clear signs that his failures are shaking America’s confidence
in his presidency and in the prospects for Republicans no matter where
they’re running.

Last Tuesday, Democrats won a special election for a state senate seat in
a Pennsylvania district that Trump won in November with 57% of the vote.
And Trump last week had to withdraw Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s
nomination for ambassador to the United Nations out of concern that a
Democrat might win her vacant seat. Trump won her district by 21 points.
Add to that, there’s an outside chance a Democrat could pick up another
Congressional seat in a “safe” Republican district in Florida (more on
this below).

Trump might just lose this confidence game. Our job is to make sure he
does.

Three things we can do this week:

 1. If you want to make phone calls to ensure we’re doing everything we
can to help Democrat Josh Weil win a big upset for Congress in a
special election taking place today, please sign up here:
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 2. There is another special election taking place today — this one will
decide the majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Elon Musk is
pouring millions of dollars into the race, the question for us is: can
people power defeat oligarchy? You can make phone calls to Wisconsin
voters today here:
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 3. Join HANDS OFF! this Saturday (4/5/25). This is a national day of
action with more than 700 events planned across the country. Join one
near you, or host one if no one else has already done it:
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Lastly, thanks to everyone who joined us at the Congressional town hall in
Fort Bend county last Thursday with Tim Walz! More than 2,000 people
joined us, many of whom signed up to do the work that we need to save our
country. Thanks to the Powered by People volunteers who put it on, staffed
it, and made it a success.

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surrounded by people

Thank you,

Beto

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