{"id":2387239,"date":"2025-01-07T07:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exhausted-democrats-plan-muted-resistance-for-trumps-inauguration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T07:35:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:35:31","slug":"exhausted-democrats-plan-muted-resistance-for-trumps-inauguration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exhausted-democrats-plan-muted-resistance-for-trumps-inauguration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhausted Democrats plan muted resistance for Trump\u2019s inauguration &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fexhausted-democrats-plan-muted-resistance-for-trumps-inauguration-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=2387239&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>The\u200d article discusses\u2063 the muted response from Democrats in anticipation of President-elect donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration on January 20, 2025. Unlike the\u2064 vigorous protests seen during his \u200dpresidency \u200dfollowing the 2016 election, current demonstrations in Washington, D.C. appear less passionate \u2062and less attended, signaling a\u2063 shift in the Democratic strategy for opposition. <\/p>\n<p>Key events include the\u2063 Women&#8217;s March, rebranded as &#8220;the \u2063People\u2019s March,&#8221; which is expected \u200cto attract about 50,000\u2062 participants, a significant decrease from the original Women\u2019s March that drew nearly \u200b500,000 attendees in 2017. Various progressive groups will join the march to \u2062vocalize thier resistance against Trump&#8217;s policies, which they view as threatening to their rights and agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, some lawmakers plan to boycott the inauguration, with significantly fewer\u2062 Democrats expected to do so compared to 2017. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reasons outlined include disillusionment<\/a> and the impact of the January\u2062 6,\u2064 2021 insurrection, which has left some lawmakers feeling \u200dstrongly against attending the inauguration party.<\/p>\n<p>the Democrats&#8217; \u2063current approach to Trump\u2019s upcoming inauguration reflects a shift in strategy, featuring scaled-back protests and fewer boycotting lawmakers, suggesting a potential struggle to galvanize a unified front against Trump\u2019s presidency\u2062 this time \u2063around.  <\/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\">Exhausted Democrats plan muted resistance for Trump&rsquo;s inauguration<\/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_1929377\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> are prepared to protest President-elect Donald Trump in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, ahead of and during his inauguration on Jan. 20, although their opposition is muted compared to the reactions when he took office in 2017.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Left&rsquo;s lackluster resistance comes as it has grappled with how to respond to Trump&rsquo;s reelection, with Molly Murphy, a pollster for Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s failed presidential campaign, telling Democratic National Committee members last month that &ldquo;the 2025 playbook cannot be the 2017 playbook.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While resistance to Trump this time around attracted smaller numbers in the nation&rsquo;s capital this month than it did eight years ago, Democrats are still rolling out demonstrations. Here&rsquo;s a look into a few of them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Women&rsquo;s March and &rsquo;14 Now&rsquo; protesters<\/h2>\n<p>Days after Trump won the election in November, the progressive Women&rsquo;s March <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DCKQPPNyytU\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">conducted<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protests-break-out-in-xinjiang-and-beijing-following-deadly-fire\/\" title=\"Protests Break Out in Xinjiang and Beijing Following Deadly Fire\">small-scale protest<\/a> in Washington at Columbus Circle and the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank with ties to the president-elect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DCKQPPNyytU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DCKQPPNyytU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Women&#8217;s March (@womensmarch)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>A larger anti-Trump protest spearheaded by the Women&rsquo;s March and aided by groups such as Abortion Access Now, Planned Parenthood, National Women&rsquo;s Law Center, and the ACLU will take place in Washington two days before the inauguration. The annual event isn&rsquo;t just an outreach to female voters. Rebranded this year as &ldquo;the People&rsquo;s March,&rdquo; it will bring together a coalition of progressives, including members of the LGBTQ community who oppose Trump&rsquo;s agenda and say he represents a &ldquo;fascist&rdquo; threat to their agenda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re also trying to make visible a resistance &hellip; Looking at the election results, there is this narrative around a broad mandate within the electorate in favor of Trump&rsquo;s policies. We want to demonstrate that there are people who will continue to stand up and fight against that,&rdquo; Tamika Middleton, managing director of the Women&rsquo;s March, told <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7203169\/womens-march-donald-trump-protest-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>TIME<\/em><\/a>  magazine. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to need women. We&rsquo;re going to need queer, trans folks and non binary folks. We&rsquo;re going to need men. We&rsquo;re going to need all of us really in this struggle together in order to fight back against what we see coming.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the march has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-video-leaked-from-obamas-allegedly-scaled-back-60th-birthday-party\/\" title=\"Photos, Video Leaked From Obama\u2019s Allegedly \u2018Scaled Back\u2019 60th Birthday Party\">significantly scaled back<\/a> this year compared to 2017, when it began the day after Trump&rsquo;s inauguration in protest of his winning the election. As many as 500,000 showed up that year to support abortions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and more during the first Women&rsquo;s March on Washington. This year, event organizers expect only around 50,000, according to a permit application.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The lackluster enthusiasm for resistance efforts rang loud and clear in a comment one person wrote in response to an Instagram post from the Women&rsquo;s March sharing information about an upcoming protest.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No im tired, yall have fun though,&rdquo; they said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anti-Trump demonstrators also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3274698\/anti-trump-group-to-hold-three-day-protest-to-disrupt-election-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">held<\/a> a protest in D.C. from Jan. 3 through the fifth, calling on Congress not to certify the election results. Citing the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nowmarch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">movement<\/a>, called 14th Now, says Trump is an &ldquo;adjudicated insurrectionist,&rdquo; disqualified under the 14th Amendment to serve as president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anti-Trump protesters in DC demand Congress reject January 6 Trump certification with 14th Amendment <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mKpkr8vDEc\">https:\/\/t.co\/mKpkr8vDEc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FordFischer\/status\/1875222451061391495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump will serve ALL Americans, even those who did not vote for him in the election. He will unify the country through success,&rdquo; a spokeswoman for the Trump transition team told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-protest-14th-now-2009899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Newsweek<\/em><\/a>  in response to 14 Now&rsquo;s demonstrations at Franklin Park and the Lincoln Memorial.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day protests saw relatively low numbers. It is unclear whether the group might hold similar events during inaugural festivities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congressional boycotts<\/h2>\n<p>At least <a href=\"https:\/\/lieu.house.gov\/media-center\/in-the-news\/heres-complete-list-democrats-boycotting-trumps-inauguration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">55<\/a> House&nbsp;Democrats boycotted Trump&rsquo;s first inauguration as an act of resistance to the president-elect. This year, that number is set to be significantly lower.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Several lawmakers, including Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), and Bennie Thompson (D-MS), who are boycotting the inauguration this time around, are doing so in reaction to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol, which they said were spurred by Trump, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/12\/14\/democrats-boycott-attending-trump-inauguration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>  report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Calling the inauguration &ldquo;that spectacle,&rdquo; Cohen explained he wouldn&rsquo;t be attending because he was &ldquo;locked in my office&rdquo; on Jan. 6&nbsp; as the &ldquo;insurrectionists tried to overthrow our government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tn) questions Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram during a House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the DEA, Thursday, July 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Stephanie Scarbrough)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another lawmaker told the outlet she wouldn&rsquo;t be attending the event because, as a Hispanic, she didn&rsquo;t &ldquo;feel safe&rdquo; around Trump supporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to physically be in D.C. on that day,&rdquo; said Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL).<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Ramirez, along with Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-OH), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), and Judy Chu (D-CA) are set to attend Martin Luther King Jr. Day events. Commemorations for the famed civil rights leader fall on the same day as the inauguration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The future of resistance efforts<\/h2>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian groups, labor coalitions, and socialists are set to hold a large anti-Trump protest on Inauguration Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/01\/04\/dc-security-j6-certification-inauguration-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. Other anti-Trump groups, including <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwedream.org\/press\/were-here-and-wont-back-down-delegation-of-immigrants-and-allies-take-to-dc-demand-congress-reject-trumps-mass-deportation-plans-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United We Dream<\/a>, Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, and Democracy Forward, are continuing to strategize resistance efforts while holding rallies, press conferences, and lobbying lawmakers on Capitol Hill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still, some activists are growing tired of traditional protest efforts, calling for people to run for office as an alternative to demonstrating.&nbsp;Others are grappling over how to resist the president-elect without losing to him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate, dances as he concludes his remarks during a campaign rally at the Ryder Center for Health and Physical Education at Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, Michigan, Oct. 3, 2024. (Photo by Jim Watson \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve marched so much. We&rsquo;re tired of doing the same thing over and over,&rdquo; gun control activist David Hogg told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/20\/us\/trump-womens-march-protests-activism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;&ldquo;After the election, I got several texts saying, &lsquo;Screw it. People in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-tired-anti-trump-liberals-are-burning-out-cant-muster-up-motivation-to-protest-anymore\/\" title=\"&#039;We&#039;re Tired&#039;: Anti-Trump Liberals Are Burning Out, Can&#039;t Muster Up Motivation to Protest Anymore\">power don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know what they&rsquo;re doing and I need to run.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Usamah Andrabi, a spokesman for Justice Democrats, a progressive group that formed after Trump&rsquo;s first inauguration, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/22\/politics\/resistance-trump-liberal-groups\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a>, &ldquo;We have been, for years, a party against Trump instead of a party for something. We cannot just fight against Trump and just say this policy is bad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As for Trump, he has signaled a largely conciliatory tone ahead of his second term. 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