Fox Business host Larry Kudlow delivered a blistering critique of today’s Democratic Party on Tuesday, arguing that the party has drifted far from the concerns of everyday Americans and become consumed by ideological causes that have alienated working-class voters.
During an extended monologue on his Fox Business program, the longtime economic commentator accused modern Democrats of embracing policies and cultural positions that, in his view, have left them increasingly disconnected from the broader electorate.
Kudlow opened his remarks with a sharp jab aimed at Democrats, declaring that the party had been overtaken by what he described as race-focused activists and political extremists.
“Today’s Democrats don’t mind Nazi tattoos,” Kudlow said during the broadcast.
The comment appeared to reference Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, a Democrat who previously faced scrutiny over a tattoo resembling the Nazi SS “Totenkopf” symbol. Platner has denied that the tattoo was intended as a Nazi symbol and has maintained that it was simply a skull-and-crossbones design he received while serving in the military. He has since covered the tattoo.
Kudlow quickly broadened his criticism beyond the controversy surrounding Platner and turned his attention to what he views as the Democratic Party’s overall agenda.
According to Kudlow, Democrats support an open Southern border and continue to focus heavily on issues involving race and diversity initiatives. He also criticized positions he associated with the party on topics such as cashless bail, transgender participation in women’s sports, criminal justice policies, abortion, and the role of religion in public life.
“They want the Southern border to be open,” Kudlow said. “Everything is always about racism or DEI, cashless bail, biological men in women’s sports, arrest violent felons and then put them back out on streets, radical abortion on-demand and virtually no place for God and religion.”
Kudlow argued that these priorities have created a widening gap between Democratic leaders and working-class Americans.
“For some reason, these left-wing Democratic Jacobins have completely lost touch with working-class folks,” he said, adding that this disconnect extends across racial and demographic lines.
The television host pointed to President Donald Trump’s electoral success as evidence of that growing divide, suggesting that many voters have rejected what he characterized as an increasingly ideological political agenda.
Kudlow’s comments came during a discussion about the Los Angeles mayoral race, where he singled out incumbent Mayor Karen Bass as an example of the type of Democrat he was criticizing. In contrast, he offered praise for Bass’s challenger, Spencer Pratt, describing him as both “clever” and someone with “a lot of common sense.”
The segment set the stage for an interview with conservative commentator and historian Victor Davis Hanson, a frequent guest on Kudlow’s program.
Before Hanson appeared, the show highlighted a recent article in which Hanson drew comparisons between modern progressives and the radical Jacobins of the French Revolution. Hanson argued that contemporary Democrats have dramatically shifted their position on immigration and border security.
According to the headline featured during the program, Hanson wrote that the “new Jacobins” had “destroyed the Southern border” and welcomed millions of illegal immigrants whom they viewed as a future political constituency.
Hanson further argued that positions once embraced by prominent Democrats, including former President Bill Clinton’s calls during the 1990s for secure borders and efforts to curb illegal immigration, would now be condemned by many on the modern left as “fascist” or “racist.”
The exchange underscored a broader debate over the future direction of the Democratic Party, as conservatives continue to argue that issues such as border security, public safety, and cultural concerns remain central to voters who feel increasingly overlooked by political elites.
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