Talarico Offers Trump Cooperation on Key Policy Areas

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico said he would work with President Donald Trump on healthcare, childcare and housing, offering cooperation in a podcast interview released before voting concluded. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt rejected the offer as insincere, saying she believed Talarico was presenting himself as a moderate for electoral advantage. Talarico described the original promise of the MAGA movement as making government deliver for people who felt ignored or left behind. He said there was still time for Trump to pursue that goal and identified expanded healthcare access and accessible childcare as potential areas of cooperation. On housing, he said he would support cutting red tape to help build millions of new homes. He also argued that Democratic electoral success could prompt the administration to change course. Talarico said electing leaders who would check the president could bring what he called a rebirth for Trump’s presidency. The remarks set out Talarico’s position; they do not establish that Trump or his administration agreed to work with him on the proposals. Leavitt said she did not believe Talarico’s pitch and accused Democrats...