{"id":2372548,"date":"2024-11-23T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-dems-want-to-work-with-trump-after-bashing-him-as-extremist-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T12:16:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T17:16:08","slug":"these-dems-want-to-work-with-trump-after-bashing-him-as-extremist-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-dems-want-to-work-with-trump-after-bashing-him-as-extremist-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"These Dems want to work with Trump \u2014 after bashing him as &#8216;extremist&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthese-dems-want-to-work-with-trump-after-bashing-him-as-extremist-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372548&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the \u2062wake of Donald Trump&#8217;s return to\u200d the White House, several Democrats are looking to collaborate \u2064with him despite having previously criticized him harshly. Figures like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Bernie Sanders \u200chave expressed their willingness to seek bipartisan\u200b solutions on specific \u2063issues, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retail-credit-card-interest-rates-soar-to-record-high\/\" title=\"Retail credit card interest rates reach all-time high.\">credit card \u200dinterest rates<\/a> and infrastructure projects. Jeffries, who once labeled Trump as an extremist, now <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">emphasizes finding common ground<\/a>, while Sanders also acknowledges the potential for cooperation despite past disparagement. Even governors and legislators who have been \u2063vocally opposed to\u2063 Trump, like Phil Murphy and Wes Moore, are now promising to engage with him\u200b on relevant issues. This shift highlights a potential turning point in Democratic strategy, aiming for tangible\u2064 wins for their constituents while balancing their past criticisms of Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">These Democrats want to work with Trump after bashing him as an &lsquo;extremist&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1890861\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats are putting aside their criticisms of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> now that he&rsquo;s returning to the White House and they want to deliver wins for their voters. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After slamming Trump as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeremyVineOn5\/status\/1851978621524525465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dangerous fascist<\/a>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/donald-trump-wannabe-dictator-kamala-harris-howard-stern?srsltid=AfmBOoprRvBpHoBuOJPud8ZFehPhIU57Y4rmDUg6rl_no7bfA938xkVb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wannabe dictator<\/a>,&rdquo; some Democrats are looking to find &ldquo;common ground&rdquo; with Trump on issues they think he might be soft on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3ZqAOuqjIDY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">expressed<\/a> interest in &ldquo;working with the incoming administration whenever and wherever possible to find bipartisan common ground to solve problems for the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries previously <a href=\"https:\/\/jeffries.house.gov\/2024\/09\/11\/leader-jeffries-extreme-maga-republicans-are-determined-to-shut-the-government-down-unless-they-jam-trumps-project-2025-down-the-throats-of-the-american-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called<\/a> Trump &ldquo;a pro-Putin conspiracy-peddling, election-denying extremist&rdquo; who &ldquo;lies for a living.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3232124\/sanders-trump-lower-cap-credit-card-interest-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">work with Trump<\/a> on implementing caps on credit card interest rates, something the self-professed &ldquo;Democratic socialist&rdquo; has called &ldquo;a very good idea.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sanders has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bernie-sanders-trump-transfer-of-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called<\/a> Trump a &ldquo;threat to democracy&rdquo; and a &ldquo;pathological liar,&rdquo; with &ldquo;strong authoritarian tendencies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/tipsheets\/new-jersey-playbook\/2017\/08\/16\/murphy-again-compares-trump-era-to-nazi-germany-macarthur-claims-he-didnt-hear-trump-remarks-why-jc-isnt-nyc-221894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">compared<\/a> Trump to Nazi leaders during his first administration. Now, he has promised to &ldquo;aggressively&rdquo; work together to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a> on several issues, including completing the Portal North Bridge Project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Using one of Trump&rsquo;s signature phrases, Murphy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2024-11-22\/nj-gov-to-aggressively-seek-common-ground-with-trump-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">declared<\/a> after speaking with the president-elect that the bridge will be completed &ldquo;on time and under budget.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) <a href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/podcast_episode\/wes-moore-trump-is-no-friend-of-the-military-harris-isnt-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">attacked<\/a> Trump as no &ldquo;friend of the military&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iamwesmoore\/status\/1841574861874884920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suggested<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;extremist Republicans&rdquo; want to &ldquo;take away our freedoms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220757\/what-happens-donald-trump-president-elect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT TRUMP IS PRESIDENT-ELECT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the election, Moore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/11\/08\/maryland-governor-wes-moore-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">vowed<\/a> to find &ldquo;common ground&rdquo; and engage in &ldquo;partnership&rdquo; with Trump after the former president cut the Democrats&rsquo; winning margin in the state by 5.3 points in the 2024 presidential election. This will include rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed in March.<\/p>\n<p>Centrist Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/23\/us-news\/democrats-extend-olive-branch-to-trump-for-possible-bipartisan-cooperation-despite-ripping-him-during-election\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">identified<\/a> foreign relations with China and Israel, as well as policy on &ldquo;emerging technologies&rdquo; like &ldquo;semiconductors, AI, quantum computing and biotech&rdquo; as opportunities for bipartisan collaboration with Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He previously called Trump &ldquo;sinful,&rdquo; &ldquo;radioactive,&rdquo; and a &ldquo;criminal suspect&rdquo; who has approval ratings &ldquo;lower than that of lead and arsenic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) praised Trump&rsquo;s promise to restore state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-sanders-rips-one-of-democrats-proposed-tax-cuts-a-terrible-terrible-message\/\" title=\"Sen. Sanders Rips One Of Democrats\u2019 Proposed Tax Cuts: \u2018A Terrible, Terrible Message\u2019\">local tax deductions<\/a>, and said he is &ldquo;prepared to work&rdquo; alongside the president-elect on border security.<\/p>\n<p>He previously <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/03\/19\/congressman-suggests-second-amendment-as-means-of-opposing-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suggested<\/a> relying on &ldquo;the second amendment&rdquo; as a means of protesting Trump&rsquo;s policies. National Republican Campaign Committee spokesman Chris Martin responded that it is &ldquo;disturbing&rdquo; for Suozzi to &ldquo;suggest that his constituents should take up arms against&rdquo; Trump, who would later go on to survive two assassination attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Rep.-elect George Latimer (D-NY) has also said he wants to work alongside the 45th and 47th president to bring back SALT deductions, as well as on infrastructure. Latimer previously <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LatimerforNY\/status\/1758631177735352589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> &ldquo;Trump emboldens Putin&rdquo; and that &ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s extremism is a threat to democracy everywhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220431\/how-elon-musk-helped-trump-back-to-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW ELON MUSK HELPED WILL TRUMP BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said she &ldquo;want[s] the president to succeed&rdquo; after his electoral victory. She has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1826663245995790397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called<\/a> Trump &ldquo;a threat to our democracy of the kind that we have not seen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Even some non-politicians on the Left are offering suggestions to the incoming Trump administration, despite their harsh rhetoric in opposing him.<\/p>\n<p>Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cenkuygur\/status\/1858400965868609749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">offered<\/a> to spearhead the cutting of wasteful Pentagon spending. When Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1858532936158527824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">asked<\/a> him for suggestions on X, he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cenkuygur\/status\/1858702307497832480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">proposed<\/a> banning generals from working for defense contractors for 10 years after they leave the military. Donald Trump Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1859058144481341865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called<\/a> this &ldquo;a great idea that has been discussed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Uygur <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cenkuygur\/status\/1850338270044971214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">believes<\/a> he &ldquo;probably&rdquo; dislikes Trump &ldquo;more than anyone else on the left.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mark Cuban, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3212529\/billionaire-trump-critic-strong-intelligent-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">attacked<\/a> Trump for never surrounding himself with &ldquo;strong, intelligent women,&rdquo; also made a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mcuban\/status\/1859653929447109084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suggestion<\/a> to the incoming administration: End Citizens United.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1890861\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1890861\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats seek collaboration with Trump despite past criticisms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2670,"featured_media":2372549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bessent-lutnick-treasury.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5118,3933,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2372548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bipartisanship","tag-dems","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bessent-lutnick-treasury.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372548"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372552,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372548\/revisions\/2372552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}