During the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) annual winter meeting in Los Angeles, California, the woman who dreamed of being the first female president of the United States criticized Trump for stating in an interview that he gave the economy an "A+-plus-plus-plus-plus." "We must be honest and clear. Donald is not the sole source of our problems. are a symptom of a failing system that is the result of years of outsourcing and offshoring, financial deregulation, growing income inequality, a broken campaign finance system, and endless partisan gridlock, all of which have contributed to our current situation," he emphasized. For his part, Ken Martin asserted that the policies implemented by Trump have plunged the majority of citizens into an extremely alarming situation, as the increase in the price of most products means that money is not enough to cover basic needs, something that did not happen under the Democratic administration. "The sh*t is way too expensive. Trump's tariffs are eating away at wages. The man in the White House is wiping out small businesses. The job market is dead,layoffs are soaring, reaching levels not seen since the Great Recession, and God forbid you're young and trying to start your first career. The elected Republicans didn't inherit a disaster, they created it. They took the economy and drove it straight into the gutter. They took certainty and traded it for chaos,” he said.