Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez said Tuesday that Democrats should give President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE as much respect as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security Warren, Schumer introduce plan for next president to cancel ,000 in student debt MORE (R-Ky.) gave President Obama.



Tom Perez, who is running to be the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said that Trump's policies should be opposed by Democrats unless they are aimed at assisting working class families.



"I think we should give Donald Trump the same respect that Mitch McConnell accorded to Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaThe Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Don't expect a government check anytime soon Trump appointees stymie recommendations to boost minority voting: report Obama's first presidential memoir, 'A Promised Land,' set for November release MORE ... which is not much of anything," Perez said in an interview with MSNBC.

McConnell led the GOP's charge to reject Obama's attempts to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia's Supreme Court seat. Scalia passed away in February, and Republican senators refused to hold a hearing or vote on Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland.



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"We have to go back to basics as a party. We got to make sure that every state has a vibrant party where we are recruiting candidates, where we are organizing as a four-year, 12 months a year enterprise, where we are working side by side," he said.



"And we lost sight of the basics. Data analytics are fine, and they are important, but they can't supplant good old fashioned house calls," Perez added.

"[If] you look at the actions of his first four days and it's been a series of broken promises," Perez told Rachel Maddow Tuesday, criticizing Trump for not taking steps toward increasing wages or improving standards of living.During his interview, Perez also reflected on the mistakes of the Democratic Party during the 2016 election, and has urged the party to "go back to basics."