Representative Adam Smith, currently serving Washington’s 9th district in the U.S. Congress since 1997, recently articulated his concerns regarding actions taken by the Trump administration. Smith, previously a member of the Washington State Senate and a lawyer by education, shared his perspective through a series of tweets on April 17, 2025, addressing significant political developments.
In the first post, Smith announced his concern about what he refers to as a constitutional crisis under former President Trump. The tweet reads: “My statement on Trump’s constitutional crisis.” It was posted on April 17, 2025, at 13:41 UTC.
Smith’s subsequent tweet criticized the Trump administration’s decision to halt emergency food aid to various countries, notably impacting millions of children. The tweet, published on April 17, 2025, at 14:43 UTC, expressed his disapproval: “After Elon Musk made a public show of remedying an apparent error in DOGE’s massive cuts to foreign aid, the Trump administration has quietly doubled down on its decision to stop sending emergency food to millions of children who are starving in Bangladesh, Somalia, and other.”
His third tweet, shared on April 17, 2025, at 15:16 UTC, stated, “The President is abusing his power and defying the rule of law.”
Smith was born in Washington, D.C., and presently resides in Bellevue. With an educational background from Fordham University and the University of Washington, where he earned his law degree, Smith has spent his career advocating for his district.
