Video The American people deserve to be governed by normal people: Sen John Kennedy Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., discusses who is leading the Democratic Party on ‘The Will Cain Show.’
Sen. John Kennedy ripped the Democratic Party’s leadership Tuesday, claiming a "loon wing" of radical progressives has taken control with "nauseously woke" policies.
The Louisiana Republican joined "The Will Cain Show" to argue that many of his Democratic colleagues are afraid to challenge party leaders on the "foolishness" of their shift to the left.
"The Democratic Party is controlled by the loon wing. And that doesn't mean they're all, Democrats, a member of the loon wing, but the loon wing's in control," Kennedy said.
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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., arrives at a Senate Republican policy luncheon in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu)
He described the far-left faction as being dominated by figures like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
"The American people deserve to be governed by normal people, and these are not normal people. They're deeply weird, they're nauseously woke," Kennedy said.
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He argued that many Democrats recognize the party’s shift is problematic and alienating to moderate voters. However, Kennedy believes radicals now command the party’s machinery and its most vocal voter base.
"There are many Democratic senators that know that the loon wing and all of their nonsense, they know it's foolishness. They know it’s craziness. But they're scared because loon wing is in control," Kennedy said.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., wants Republicans to take advantage of their majority and use the budget reconciliation process again to tackle affordability. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)
"They're crazy as a bed bug. Until they change, I don't think they're [going to] win a presidential election," he added.
Earlier this month, Ocasio-Cortez reaffirmed her calls to remove President Donald Trump from office. In response to the president's threats of military action in Iran, Ocasio-Cortez accused Trump of "genocide" and said his "mental faculties are collapsing and cannot be trusted" in a post on X.
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Sanders has also aggressively opposed the conflict in Iran, writing on X that he will be "forcing a vote on legislation to block the sale of nearly half a billion dollars worth of bombs and bulldozers to the Israeli military." Similar to Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders has accused Israel of perpetrating a "genocide" in Gaza.
Kennedy took issue with the group’s other policies as well, specifically targeting gender politics and crime stances.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., hold a press conference to announce the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act at the U.S. Capitol on March 25, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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"They hyperventilate on their yoga mats if you use the wrong pronoun. They think our kids ought to be able to change genders at recess," Kennedy said.
"They have a unique solution to the crime problem. They have a way to get crime down. It's just don't prosecute anybody."
Madison is a writer for Fox News Digital on the Flash team.
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