Mikie Sherrill: Fellow Democrats won't pass legislation because 'We don't want to give Trump a win'

A freshman Congresswoman from New Jersey has exposed her party's tactics to avoid helping President Donald Trump in any way, shape or form.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) expressed frustration with her Democratic colleagues at her recent town hall in Livingston, New Jersey, admitting House and Senate leadership block legislation because they "don't want to give the president a win."

Speaking in response to one of her constituent's questions about delayed legislation she has sponsored Thursday, Sherrill revealed the "shockingly different mindset" of congressional Democrats who prioritize resisting President Donald Trump over passing legislation that could help their constituents.

"I've gone up to [fellow Democrats] and said, ‘I need to get this piece of legislation passed,' and they say ‘Oh yeah, we just passed it,'" Sherrill said. "I say, ‘Yeah, we just passed it. I need the Senate to pass it and I need the president to sign it,' and they said ‘Well, we don't want to give the president a win.'"

Speaker Pelosi apparently has her own 'legislative graveyard.' (Photo: The Intercept)

Sherrill's comments contrast with Democrats' longstanding criticism of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for blocking Democratic initiatives in the Senate. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).) unveiled a visual representation of McConnell's "legislative graveyard" last June, accusing the Kentucky Republican of blocking legislation for political gain.

"Leader McConnell seems to take great pride in calling himself ‘The Grim Reaper.' It's part of his political campaign, it's part of the pride he takes as leader of the Senate," Pelosi said. "The Senate will certainly be hearing from the public on issues, values really, that have bipartisan support across America."

According to National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Michael McAdams, Sherrill's admission contradicts Democrats' push for bipartisanship in the Republican-held Senate.

"Mikie Sherrill’s comments confirm that House Democrats would rather block President Trump from getting a win than deliver solutions for their constituents," McAdams said. "Voters deserve better than this partisan hackery."

Sherrill in 2018 became the first Democrat elected to her suburban New Jersey district, which Trump won narrowly in 2016, in more than 30 years. She will likely face Republican challenger and tax policy attorney Rosemary Becchi in November.

Unless, of course, she becomes a Republican herself. And it sounds like that's what she ought to do.