DNC Chair Ken Martin called for abolishing the filibuster and said Democrats should push for Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico to gain statehood if they return to power, before labeling the Trump administration a "fascist regime" during an interview Tuesday.
Martin told former DNC Chair Jaime Harrison on his podcast, "At Our Table," that Democrats were following the guardrails of democracy — rules he argued Republicans had already abandoned.
"When we get into power next time, we damn well better make sure that D.C. is a state, that Puerto Rico is a state, that we eliminate the filibuster rule, right? We get rid of all these antiquated rules that sure in the past made sense, but right now, with what we're dealing with in this country, and we have a fascist regime, trying to destroy our democracy, we cannot abide by those rules anymore. We can't be the only party with one hand tied behind our back," he said.
