Trump Wants to Seize Power—and Texas Is the First Test

But Texas Democrats aren’t rolling over

Trump’s latest attempted power grab is in full swing.

Republicans in Texas called a special legislative session this week to try and steal five congressional seats for Trump, instead of prioritizing the needs of working families in Texas who are dealing with rising costs and the aftermath of the unprecedented floods just one month ago.

Trump and Republicans know that voters are rejecting their agenda. But they’ll stop at nothing to try and cling to power in the midterms, even if it means thwarting the will of the voters and threatening elected officials. It all amounts to nothing less than an attempted coup.

But Texas Democrats aren’t rolling over.

In a courageous move, they broke quorum and left the state in order to block this blatant abuse of power—even as Gov. Abbott threatens to have them arrested, prosecuted, and removed from office.

These state legislators are doing everything they can to stand up for their own constituents, and for all of us. They are risking everything to oppose aspiring monarchs like Trump and Abbott. Let’s show them that we have their backs today and in the days ahead.

Thank Texas Democrats for breaking quorum and blocking Trump and Abbott’s power grab.

This is not an isolated threat. All fifty states should be on high alert.

Right now, Trump, Abbott, and their cronies are testing the waters. Rigging elections, eroding voting rights, silencing voters, and creating a stranglehold on Congress are their long-term goals.

And Texas is the first test.

If we don’t hold the line here, it will set a dangerous precedent that other Republican-controlled states will be sure to follow.

We need to show Trump, Abbott, and Republicans everywhere that we won’t back down.

- Working Families Power