Progressive Groups Push for Emergency DNC Meeting Before Little Rock Executive Session
They submitted a 7,000-signature petition pressing Chair Ken Martin to convene a fully public gathering to set a stronger counterstrategy against the Trump administration.
Overview
- Democrats of America and RootsAction delivered a petition on May 28 with over 7,000 signatures and 1,500 individual comments urging swift action from the DNC.
- The petition demands an emergency meeting of the full Democratic National Committee to develop a forceful response to President Trump’s policies.
- The DNC’s executive committee will meet in Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 30 for its first in-person session since December.
- Chair Ken Martin retains the authority to convene a full DNC meeting outside the regular schedule but has yet to act on the petition’s call.
- Internal tensions intensified after the DNC invalidated the elections of multiple vice chairs, including activist David Hogg, prompting criticism of establishment resistance.