Former President Barack Obama is urging Democrats to stop complaining and get involved, telling party members dissatisfied with its direction to “just toughen up.”

At the national level, Obama is almost certainly right that embracing YIMBY policies is good politics for Democrats. (Newsom's adoption of "abundance" rhetoric as he seemingly prepares for a presidential run is evidence that the governor thinks so as well.)

Former President Barack Obama has urged disillusioned Democrats to quit “navel-gazing” and “whining” in a call to stand firm against the Trump administration. The 44th president offered his blunt perspective as he returned to the fundraising circuit at a private event in New Jersey on Friday, telling his party to “toughen up.”

Tommy Vietor and Jon Favreau, former Obama staffers and co-hosts of "Pod Save America," responded to criticisms that the Democratic Party has a viewpoint diversity problem, on the "Flagrant" podcast.

Rahm Emanuel, former President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, issued a call to action for the Democratic Party on Monday. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Emanuel said that Democrats need to make the middle class their “North Star,” and encouraged the party to “work like dogs” to make the American Dream more accessible.

He suggested that more information could be released — but only if it is deemed “credible.” Trump’s supporters have been demanding to see more of the files after the Justice Department issued a memo stating there was no evidence that Epstein blackmailed anyone or kept a “client list.

The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg hit back at Barack Obama’s criticisms of the Democratic Party on Tuesday, suggesting the Democratic voters have been showing up.