{"id":2389992,"date":"2025-01-14T07:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resistance-softens-among-democrats-as-trump-returns-to-white-house-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T07:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:06:45","slug":"resistance-softens-among-democrats-as-trump-returns-to-white-house-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resistance-softens-among-democrats-as-trump-returns-to-white-house-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Resistance\u2019 softens among Democrats as Trump returns to White House &#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\">26<\/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%2Fresistance-softens-among-democrats-as-trump-returns-to-white-house-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=2389992&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 article discusses \u200cthe changing attitude among Democrats as Donald Trump prepares to assume\u2062 the presidency \u200dfor a second time. Unlike 2017, Democrats are\u2063 moving away from their previously aggressive resistance approach, which included heightened rhetoric and protests.\u200d This shift is noted as a response to the perceived ineffectiveness of\u200d these strategies in opposing Trump&#8217;s management. Notably, in a departure from past actions, no Democrats protested\u2064 the Electoral College certification of Trump\u2019s victory, signaling a significant change in their tactics.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-riots-in-britain-are-the-fault-of-the-governing-class\/\" title=\"The Riots In Britain Are The Fault Of The Governing Class\">article \u200bhighlights instances<\/a> where Democrats have shown signs of \u2063collaboration,such as nearly 50 house Democrats\u200d voting in favor of a conservative immigration bill,actions that \u200dcontrast sharply with the party&#8217;s earlier stances.This evolving \u2064dynamic suggests that Democrats may be trying to adopt a more conciliatory approach rather than remaining in staunch opposition as they focus on\u200d the \u2062upcoming \u200bpolitical landscape and the challenges ahead of\u2064 them as Trump returns to power.  <\/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\">&lsquo;Resistance&rsquo; softens among Democrats as Trump returns to White House<\/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_1934520\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> prepares to take office for a second time, the mood is distinctly different than in 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3262985\/trump-under-attack-less-rising-popularity\/\">moving out<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/1067410\/york-trump-opponents-style-themselves-the-resistance\/\">Resistance mode<\/a> ahead of Trump&rsquo;s Jan. 20 inauguration despite,&nbsp;or perhaps because,&nbsp;fascism and Hitler were such a big part of their closing argument in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">last year&rsquo;s presidential campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The hair-on-fire approach to opposing Trump has plainly failed, so some Democrats want to try something different.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time since 1989, no Democrats protested the Electoral College certification of a victorious Republican presidential candidate. Yes, those protests were largely confined to the fringe of the party. (Fun fact: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was the leading proponent of the conspiracy theory that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">George W. Bush<\/a> lost Ohio, and therefore the presidency, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kerry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Kerry<\/a> in 2004.) Against Trump and Vice President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">J.D. Vance<\/a>, however, they were nonexistent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s 2020 election protests and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jan. 6 Capitol riot<\/a> could have formed the basis for additional Democratic election protests. Lawmakers could have argued, as many Democrats did during the presidential ballot-access process last year, that Trump was an insurrectionist who should not be allowed to serve under the 14th Amendment. Some activists wanted this, but they found no takers among Democrats in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was largely chummily received by the presidents club at former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jimmy Carter<\/a>&rsquo;s funeral, most notably yukking it up with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barack Obama<\/a>. Former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/al-gore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Al Gore<\/a>, who began the trend of contesting presidential races beyond Election Day a quarter-century ago, rose to shake Trump&rsquo;s hand at the same time former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Pence<\/a> did.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 50 House Democrats defected and voted for a conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">immigration bill<\/a> named after Laken Riley, who was murdered by an illegal immigrant and became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2907673\/state-of-the-union-2024-tv-ad-laken-riley-murder-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">flashpoint<\/a> in President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2912669\/biden-regrets-calling-murder-suspect-illegal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">State of the Union address<\/a>. Only nine Democratic senators voted against cloture in a procedural vote on the bill, while dozens voted in favor. Two of them, Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), both hailing from battleground states Trump won in November, co-sponsored it.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, by contrast, most Democratic presidential candidates said they <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">supported decriminalizing border crossings &#038;mdash<\/a>;&nbsp;a position Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> had to walk back during last year&rsquo;s general election campaign. Biden never took this position, but the mindset undergirding it fueled the border crisis that dominated his term.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman became the first Democratic senator to make a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump. It was the closest thing to a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sister_Souljah_moment\">Sister Souljah moment<\/a> the party has seen since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Clinton<\/a> in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>None of this is to say things will be easy for Trump, starting with the confirmation of his Cabinet picks. The Laken Riley Act was a political loser for Democrats outside deep-blue, uncompetitive areas, but not all legislation Republicans will want to advance through their narrow majorities will be.<\/p>\n<p>A few Democrats made conciliatory gestures eight years ago as well. But Trump led with the legislative agenda he had in common with Republican congressional leaders, with whom he had sparred during the primaries. There wasn&rsquo;t much appetite among Democrats for corporate tax cuts or Obamacare repeal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s sentencing in New York, making the &ldquo;convicted felon&rdquo; label official, and the eventual release of former special counsel Jack Smith&rsquo;s Jan. 6 report will tempt Democrats to give into old habits.<\/p>\n<p>But this time around, election conspiracy theories involving Russia, now updated to include Elon Musk, circulating among left-wing social media influencers have found virtually no support among Democratic elected officials or mainstream liberal pundits. The business community has warmed to Trump, if not his tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Part of this is because Trump won the popular vote. He did so by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-is-trying-to-win-back-latino-voters-to-save-2024-campaign\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s efforts to regain Latino support for 2024 campaign.\">making significant inroads<\/a> with parts of the Democratic electoral coalition. After positioning themselves as defenders of democracy, they had to accept the voters&rsquo; verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats may realize that their anti-Trump lawfare, including the successful New York hush money prosecution, backfired politically. They could not rail against Trump&rsquo;s behavior in the aftermath of the 2020 election or on Jan. 6 and have even a handful of progressive lawmakers protest the certification of the 2024 Electoral College results. Some Democrats even believe accepting the results more or less gracefully is an effective way to rebuke and draw contrasts with Trump.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Democrats are underserving the angry Left, along with other voters who are angry or apprehensive about a second Trump presidency. The columnist Jennifer Rubin, for example, quit the <em>Washington Post <\/em>to launch a new publication for this audience. Polls have found a nontrivial level of support for the alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3259475\/obamacare-is-the-missing-word-as-democrats-rage-against-healthcare-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin<\/a>. Four more years of Trump could harden these attitudes.<\/p>\n<p>The other possibility is that Trump&rsquo;s second term forces a reckoning among Democrats, just as losing three straight presidential elections did in the 1980s. That&rsquo;s what it took for Clinton to finally end the party&rsquo;s White House drought in 1993.<\/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_1934520\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1934520\"}});<\/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 ease &#8216;Resistance&#8217; as Trump readies for second term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2389993,"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\/2025\/01\/democrats_resist_trump.webp.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,5894,15667,3634,32127],"class_list":["post-2389992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-politics","tag-resistance","tag-trump","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/democrats_resist_trump.webp.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389992","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389992"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389996,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389992\/revisions\/2389996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}