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USA Today: Some Black congressional lawmakers boycott or walk out of Trump's address in protest
WASHINGTON _ Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus walked out of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress Tuesday or boycotted the speech altogether. “There's a MAGA fest, a MAGA rally going on in the House chambers,’’ Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, said soon after leaving the chamber as Trump delivered his speech. “I knew what was next in the lineup of (his) greatest hits. I didn't need to sit there.” Clarke and some other caucus … Continue Reading
March 10, 2025
Orlando Sentinel: ‘Wake up Democrats!’: Frustration boils over with party’s response to Trump
Alex Jimenez of Winter Park, a 65-year-old corporate vice president, might look the part of a moderate suburban Democrat open to a bipartisan message in the Trump era. But Jimenez is in no such mood. “WAKE UP DEMOCRATS!” he wrote in a recent letter to the Orlando Sentinel. “The clock is ticking. … Get to work!!” Jimenez, who considers himself center-left, is “extremely disappointed with Democrats at the moment,” he said. “‘Rudderless’ is the word I think of in describing the party, while … Continue Reading
March 05, 2025
WESH: Florida congressman walks out of Trump's joint address, reveals shirt in protest
WASHINGTON —Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost walked out of President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. Frost revealed a "No Kings Live Here" T-shirt under his jacket as he walked out. In a statement, Frost said: "Donald Trump is many things - a liar, a grifter, a wanna-be-dictator - but no matter how hard he tries and how many Republicans in Congress bend the knee and kiss the ring: he will never be king. "Tonight, the American people saw a desperate liar stand in front … Continue Reading
February 26, 2025
MSNBC: James Comer threatens to boot Maxwell Frost from hearing for calling Trump ‘grifter in chief’
A House Oversight Committee hearing got heated Tuesday, with Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky threatening to have Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida removed from the room for what Comer called a breach in decorum. Comer, the committee’s chair, did so after Frost criticized President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s approach to cutting government spending. “People like the grifter in chief, Trump, and President Musk are openly using their public offices to enrich themselves to the … Continue Reading
February 14, 2025
Salon: Out with the old: Maxwell Frost, Gen Z Democrat, on why America needs a real "opposition party"
Amid President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s rapid consolidation of power, Democrats in Congress seem down for the count, progressive voters and advocacy groups say, struggling to pick their spots and fight back. But some members of the party are putting the gloves back on. Rep. Maxwell Frost, a Florida Democrat, was elected to Congress in 2022 and at age 28 remains the chamber’s youngest member. In an interview with Salon, the Gen Z representative argued that the party can do more than sit … Continue Reading
February 07, 2025
Florida Phoenix: Maxwell Frost among group of House Democrats denied entrance into the Dept. of Education building
Orlando area Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost was among a group of at least 30 House Democrats denied access into the Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., on Friday, where they’d hoped to meet with acting Education Secretary Denise L. Carter. President Donald Trump has called for closing down the department, something some Republicans have desired since Ronald Reagan’s first term in office. While Democrats claim Trump could not abolish the department without congressional … Continue Reading
February 07, 2025
ABC News 4: Democratic lawmakers denied entry to Department of Education: 'We aren't dangerous'
WASHINGTON (CITC) — Democratic members of Congress were blocked Friday from entering the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, according to footage shared by the lawmakers. Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., shared a video to X saying he and multiple other lawmakers visited the agency to "fight for education." He claimed the doors to the building were locked and a "random guy" outside refused to let the lawmakers inside. The man was identified as "Jim Hairfield" by Rep. Maxine Waters, … Continue Reading
February 07, 2025
Orlando Sentinel: Editorial: Rep. Frost is right: Strong, spirited pushback is what Trump needs
No one can become a dictator without the complicity of accomplices and passive enablers. Those who don’t do what they should are as culpable as those who do what they shouldn’t. In just two weeks, Donald Trump’s onslaught of dictatorial decisions and decrees has pummeled Congress and the nation into near-paralysis. The outrages, such as delivering your personal Social Security and Medicare data into the massively conflicted hands of Elon Musk, come with dizzying frequency. That blitzkrieg, … Continue Reading
February 05, 2025
Teen Vogue: "Resist, Obstruct, Protect Our People": Maxwell Frost Has a Plan for Taking on Trump
As the chaos of the Trump — and, de facto Musk — administration bashes the attention spans of Americans, many of those trying to follow along have wondered where, exactly, the Democrats have been. Jon Stewart recently bemoaned the attempt to send out Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), one of our blandest posters, to counter Trump’s attempts to impose tariffs on US allies. Critics have wondered if the Democrats intend to stand up to Trump’s onslaught at all — particularly with Democrats like Sen. John … Continue Reading
February 05, 2025
Florida Politics: Maxwell Frost leads lawmaker march on Treasury to protest Elon Musk power grabs
The Department of Government Efficiency's seemingly unfettered reach has outraged many in the legislative branch. U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost led two dozen members of Congress to the Treasury department on Wednesday to protest power grabs by Elon Musk. “Nobody elected Elon Musk to serve in our government, yet somehow this out of touch billionaire has been given the keys to run our country and has unfettered power to put working families and working Americans at risk,” the Orlando Democrat … Continue Reading
January 30, 2025
Orlando Sentinel: Nonprofits in Orlando say federal freeze could have thrown hundreds onto the streets
Homeless advocacy groups in Central Florida breathed a heavy sigh of relief after the Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded its unprecedented order to freeze all federal grant funding. But they said the threat is not over. “We saw the various fabric of our community’s very small safety net being unraveled right before our eyes,” said the Rev. Mary Lee Downey, CEO of the group Hope Partnership. “Just hours ago, I was in my board meeting in tears. I am not in tears now.” Downey and … Continue Reading
January 24, 2025
Orlando Sentinel: Maxwell Frost slams Trump shutdown of Gun Violence Prevention office
Anyone attempting to visit the site for the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention began seeing a “404 page not found” message shortly after President Trump was sworn in to his second term. U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost confirmed that the office, which he helped spur the Biden Administration to create in 2023, had been quietly shut down. “The office is gone,” Frost told the Orlando Sentinel. The National Rifle Association took notice and praised the office’s apparent closing, writing on X … Continue Reading
January 20, 2025
The Cut: Representative Maxwell Frost Knows Where Democrats Get the Message Wrong
In our limited series “How I’ll Get It Done,” rising progressive stars tell the Cut how they plan to fight for a better future. Representative Maxwell Frost is going into Donald Trump’s second term with eyes wide open. Unlike when he entered Congress as its first-ever Gen-Z member in 2023, Frost will be working in a Washington controlled by Trump and his cronies, where pledges to deport millions of immigrants and dismantle the Department of Education have a path to becoming reality. Those … Continue Reading
November 19, 2024
Florida Phoenix: Citing inhumane conditions, Maxwell Frost seeks closure of Florida detention facility
Central Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost took to his Instagram page Monday to call for closure of Baker Detention Center in North Florida because of what he described as inhumane conditions for immigration detainees. The center, a county jail near Jacksonville, operates in part as a federal immigration detention facility. Frost, a member of the House Oversight Committee, made a surprise visit to Baker last year. “What I saw was horrible, and I saw conditions that no human should … Continue Reading
November 01, 2024
Florida Politics: Maxwell Frost, David Hogg say permitless carry law contributed to Orlando mass shooting
The Florida political leaders addressed the issue during a DNC press call on the youth vote. U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost sees a direct connection between Florida’s new permitless carry law and a Halloween shooting in his district. During a press call organized by the Democratic National Committee, Florida Politics asked Frost about a shooting in Orlando early Friday that left two dead and six others hospitalized. Frost, an Orlando Democrat, noted it’s not the first time shots were fired in … Continue Reading
October 13, 2024
CBS News: Rep. Maxwell Frost says Congress should return "as soon as possible" to replenish disaster relief funds
Rep. Maxwell Frost, Democrat of Florida, said Sunday that Congress should return "as soon as possible" to replenish disaster relief funds and not wait until Nov. 12 when Congress is scheduled to reconvene. "Why wait until Nov. 12? We don't know what's going to be happening in terms of natural disasters or storms," Frost said Sunday on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." "I think it's important that an agency like FEMA have even — not just what they need, but even more than what they … Continue Reading
September 10, 2024
Florida Phoenix: Frost, Cherfilus-McCormick blast GOP comments about Haitian migrants
Two Florida Democratic members of Congress are speaking out against harsh Republican verbal attacks targeting Haitian immigrants living in the U.S., labeling them “disgusting,” and “disgraceful.” GOP vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance said Monday that he had previously raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and “generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio,” adding, “Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who … Continue Reading
September 04, 2024
Orlando Magazine: Congressman Maxwell Frost: In Beat with the Arts Community
When Congressman Maxwell Frost introduced new legislation aimed at creating federal grants to support emerging and independent artists this April (the CREATE Art Act), he spoke from firsthand experience. Not only has Frost managed music artists and organized music festivals but he has been a musician himself since the second grade. “I grew up with music always in the background; my dad’s studio was literally in the living room,” says Frost. “I knew I wanted to become a musician; I just … Continue Reading
June 19, 2024
WFTV: ‘Gamechanger’: Orlando to get its own passport agency
Travelers will be able to apply for or renew their passports right here in the City Beautiful. U.S. Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost announced Tuesday that the State Department has chosen Orlando as one of six new locations to create an in-person passport office. Cincinnati, San Antonio, Kansas City, Salt Lake City, and Charlotte were the other cities selected for new U.S. passport agencies. Currently, the Miami Passport Agency is the only office in Florida, and … Continue Reading
June 13, 2024
WFTV: Only on 9: U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost demands transparency from elections supervisor
After speaking with Orange County leaders, the Orange County Supervisor of Elections announced the county can add amendments to the November ballot until Aug. 27. It is critically important that the voters of Orange County make their voices heard and express their will,” Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean said in a post. Previous story: U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost is demanding an immediate public meeting from Orange County’s new Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean to address mounting … Continue Reading