During an appearance on MSNBC more than 24 hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated Democrats would work with the president-elect on any legitimate proposals but added it is hard to take the convicted ex-president seriously.
Speaking with host Ana Navarro, the California was asked, "Did voters hand Trump and the Republican party a sweeping mandate?"
"Well, I respect the will of the people certainly," he replied. "I'm not going to respect the will of a weasel in Donald Trump; somebody who doesn't understand these same voters don't want government-mandated abortions. They don't want a sweep-up and round-up of anyone who looks like an immigrant in this country. They don't want us to walk away from our obligation to defend Ukraine."
"There's a lot we can work on together on if he wants to be serious, if he wants to have security at the border and address the workforce crisis," he continued. "With immigration you'll find more Democrats than not who want to be there with him."
He then warned, "If he wants to carry out grievances against his political enemies, he's looking at the tallest fence in the post right now as to the effort that will fence in any of his corruption or political grievance campaigns."