Our democracy only works when all Americans are heard," said New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the many Democrats who have already entered the 2020 presidential race. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a 2020 Democratic presidential prospect, offered a rebuttal of his own. "Here, in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in our country," Trump told the nation. "No issue better illustrates the divide between America's working class and America's political class than illegal immigration," Trump argued. Trump's chief counselor, Kellyanne Conway, said Trump was intentionally defining socialism, which may be misunderstood by some Democratic voters.

Source: Economic Times February 06, 2019 21:11 UTC