James was a keynote speaker at “Together for Democracy,” an event in Washington, D.C., organized by Democracy Forward. The fight against Trump’s authoritarianism and cruel tyranny is “a righteous fight, a moral fight,” she said. So we must fight because the promise of democracy is not some intangible ideal and we see it so brutally violated. They’re retaining children, they’re breaking windows and violently pulling individuals from their cars and using violence as a tool for compliance. Democracy means empowering people and democracy means loving and respecting people.