DNC Picks a Trump Derangement Syndrome Victim as Its New Leader [WATCH]

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) elected Minnesota Democratic leader Ken Martin as its new national chair on Saturday, marking the party’s first major move to recover from its setbacks in the November elections.

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Martin, who previously called for former President Donald Trump to be tried for treason, now takes on the challenge of leading the party after Republicans secured the White House, flipped the Senate, and expanded their voter base among working-class, minority, and younger voters.

Following his victory, Martin emphasized party unity and opposition to Trump.

“We have one team, one team, the Democratic Party,” he said.

“The fight is for our values. The fight is for working people. The fight right now is against Donald Trump and the billionaires who bought this country.”

Martin, who has served as a DNC vice chair for the past eight years and led the association of state Democratic Party chairs, defeated Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler by over 100 votes.

A total of 428 DNC members cast ballots during the party’s annual winter meeting, held at National Harbor in Maryland.

Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and later served as commissioner of the Social Security Administration during President Biden’s final year in office, finished a distant third.

Other candidates in the race included Faiz Shakir, who managed Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, and Marianne Williamson, a former Democratic presidential candidate in both 2020 and 2024.

Williamson endorsed Martin ahead of the vote.

The election determined the successor to outgoing DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, who declined to seek a second term.

With no clear leader at the top of the party, Martin could play a significant role in shaping Democratic messaging, strategy, and financial decisions in the coming years.

During his victory speech, Martin called for rebuilding the Democratic coalition and taking a more aggressive stance against Republicans.

“We need to go on offense,” Martin said.

“We’re going to go out there and take this fight to Donald Trump and the Republicans.”

Martin has previously used stronger language regarding Trump. In 2020, he called Trump a “traitor” and suggested he should be put on trial.

“[Donald Trump] should be immediately impeached and then put on trial for treason,” Martin wrote on June 29, 2020, in response to an anonymously sourced news report.

“His actions led to the deaths of American soldiers. He is a traitor to our nation and all those who have served.”

During Trump’s first term, he frequently accused Democrats of being “un-American” and engaging in “treasonous” behavior.

Longtime New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley, a key supporter of Martin, stressed the need for party reform ahead of the vote.

“It’s an important opportunity for us to not only refocus the party and what we present to voters, but also an opportunity for us to look at how we internally govern ourselves,” Buckley told Fox News Digital.

Buckley, a former DNC vice chair, expressed hope for stronger support for state parties, calling it a critical step toward reclaiming electoral victories.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who took over as the party’s 2024 nominee after Joe Biden stepped aside last July, spoke with Martin, Wikler, and O’Malley in the days leading up to the election but remained neutral in the vote.

In a video message to DNC members as votes were being counted, Harris acknowledged the challenges ahead.

“The DNC has some hard work ahead,” Harris said, pledging to support the party “every step of the way.”

Her comments suggested that she intends to maintain a prominent role in Democratic politics moving forward.

The DNC campaign primarily centered on party logistics, including media strategy, fundraising, and efforts to regain blue-collar voters who have shifted toward the GOP.

However, the final candidate forum focused heavily on issues of race, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), topics that appeared to hurt Democrats at the ballot box in November.

The forum, which aired live on MSNBC and took place at Georgetown University, quickly turned chaotic as left-wing protesters repeatedly interrupted the event.

Demonstrators heckled the candidates over climate change concerns and the influence of billionaires in U.S. elections before security intervened and removed them.

Meanwhile, a new national poll released during the DNC meeting spelled further trouble for the party.

A Quinnipiac University survey conducted last week showed that only 31% of respondents had a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, while 57% viewed it unfavorably.

“This is the highest percentage of voters having an unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party since the Quinnipiac University Poll began asking this question,” the poll’s release stated.

In contrast, the Republican Party had a 43% favorability rating, with 45% holding an unfavorable opinion—a record-high favorability for the GOP in Quinnipiac’s polling history.

With Martin now at the helm, Democrats face an uphill battle to regain lost ground before the next election cycle.

His leadership will be closely watched as the party attempts to craft a strategy to counter Trump and the Republican-controlled government.

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