PDA Sunday Progressive Town Hall, January 26, 2025 with guest Nadine Smith

PDAMERICA • Started streaming 44 minutes ago After Donald Trump was elected President on November 5th, some commentators speculated that he would not be as aggressively reactionary as his campaign suggested. Well, they were wrong. We can have no illusions anymore. After an avalanche of executive orders, it is evident that Trump is not only pursuing the most right-wing agenda seen on this continent since the Confederacy, but he is actually trying to reverse the one space in which conservatives have felt they have lost consistently to the left – the realm of culture. Well, Donald, we’re here to tell you that this is not going to work. No amount of patriarchal machismo bravado is going to convince the majority of the population of America that politicians can dictate their love, behavior, or identity. That does not mean that the executive of the federal government cannot pervert established laws. As such, we at PDA will stand in solidarity with every community under attack, and call upon all of our fellow citizens to join us. We could not have a better guest than Nadine Smith, Executive Director of Equality Florida to join us this week and provide her perspective on the battles ahead to protect the rights and safety of all citizens and residents in the country.