DNC chair, almost crying, claims David Hogg is making it impossible to lead party: No one knows who the hell I am

DNC Chair Ken Martin vented about party Vice Chairman and Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg to the point of near tears in a recent call with top Dem brass, saying, “No one knows who the hell I am.“I’ll be very honest with you: For the first time in my 100 days on this job, the other night I said to myself for the first time, ‘I don’t know if I wanna do this anymore,’ ” Martin bluntly admitted in leaked audio of the May 15 Zoom meeting, which was obtained by Politico,Martin, who was elected boss of the Democratic National Committee in February, bemoaned the shadow that Hogg cast over him by igniting a firestorm within the party over his plans to fund primary challenges against incumbent Dems.“No one knows who the hell I am, right?” Martin said during the call, in which he singled out Hogg, who was in the meeting.“I’m trying to get my sea legs underneath of me and actually develop any amount of credibility so I can go out there and raise the money and do the job I need to put ourselves in a position to win,” the chairman said.“I don’t think you intended this, but you essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to,” he said, directly addressing Hogg.

“So it’s really frustrating.”Toward the end of the leaked audio, Martin’s voice grew softer, and he paused at least twice, appearing to be on the verge of choking up.The DNC boss told Hogg, “I deeply respect you” and “was looking forward to working with you” while griping about the dilemma that the 25-year-old school mass-shooting survivor created.Martin, referring to the state of the DNC, said, “It has plenty of warts, and we’re all trying to change those, for sure, but the longer we continue this fight, the harder it is for us to actually do what we all want to do, which is make a difference in this country again.”About 10 people were reportedly on the call.The Post reached out to the DNC and Hogg for comment.Hogg later posted text m...