Donald Trump faces rising political opposition amid a growing backlash on key policies.
Trump’s first 100 days of his second term have been marked by an onslaught of executive action that has overhauled the federal government, the economy and United States foreign policy. His actions have triggered a surge of political backlash.
But is the political opposition doing enough to fight his policies?
This week on UpFront, Redi Tlhabi speaks with Bernie Sanders’s former National Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray, Assistant Professor of History at George Washington University Timothy Shenk, and Senior Director of Communications at the public policy think tank Third Way, Kate deGruyter.

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