{"id":2424937,"date":"2025-04-18T07:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T11:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-left-is-back-in-resistance-mode-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T07:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T11:20:45","slug":"the-left-is-back-in-resistance-mode-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-left-is-back-in-resistance-mode-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"The Left is back in Resistance mode &#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\">20<\/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%2Fthe-left-is-back-in-resistance-mode-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=2424937&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 the resurgence of the left wing of the Democratic Party as it enters a &#8220;Resistance&#8221; mode against President Donald Trump, following his re-election less than 100 days ago. Highlights include Senator Cory Booker&#8217;s prolonged anti-Trump speeches, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">renewed large-scale demonstrations<\/a>, and notable political events featuring prominent figures like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rallying against Trump and his policies.The Democrats faced challenges after Trump&#8217;s re-election,with a muted initial response and a lack of protests against the certification of his victory,in contrast to the earlier responses to his first term.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump rapidly implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-latest-drug-pricing-moves\/\" title=\"What You Need To Know About ...\u2019s Latest Drug Pricing Moves\">executive actions<\/a> and confronted various societal institutions, the Democrats&#8217; frustration grew. Issues such as deportation policies and economic concerns have fueled anti-Trump sentiment among Democrats. The article posits that progressives within the party are pushing back against both Trump and their own leadership, reminiscent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialist-policies-can-be-resisted-peacefully-if-people-do-not-lose-hope-trevor-loudon\/\" title=\"Socialist Policies Can Be Resisted Peacefully If People Do Not Lose Hope: Trevor Loudon\">tea party movement<\/a> on the right. Currently, there appears to be a clear shift towards a Resistance strategy among democrats rather than an attempt to reclaim lost voters.  <\/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\">The Left is back in Resistance mode<\/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_2096844\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The left flank of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Party<\/a> is back on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/resistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Resistance <\/a>footing against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump <\/a>less than 100 days into his second term.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cory-booker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cory Booker<\/a>&lsquo;s (D-NJ) marathon anti-Trump speechmaking, the Democratic pilgrimages to a Salvadoran prison, the return of large-scale anti-Trump demonstrations all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3383718\/carville-aoc-sanders-split-off-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illustrate the trend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3383161\/trump-vance-italy-india-one-two-punch-abroad\/\">Trump deploys Vance to Italy and India in latest &#8216;one-two&#8217; punch abroad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3384140\/consumer-watchdog-agency-begins-sweeping-layoffs-and-changes-in-operations\/\">Consumer watchdog agency begins sweeping layoffs and changes in operations&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3383796\/trump-claims-mineral-deal-ukraine-signed-next-week\/\">Trump claims minerals deal with Ukraine will be signed next week<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When Trump was reelected last year after a four-year hiatus, the Democratic response was muted. The fact that he won a plurality of the popular vote made it more difficult to challenge his legitimacy than when he was elected the first time. Democrats had made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 election<\/a> a referendum on democracy and now the results had gone against them.<\/p>\n<p>No congressional Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/318755\/will-democrats-conduct-electoral-college-theater-today-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">protested<\/a> the certification of Trump&rsquo;s Electoral College win. This too would have been difficult to square with what Democrats had been saying about the 2020 election and the events of Jan. 6, 2021, so it was avoided. There was nothing similar to the Russia collusion scandal alleged in mainstream Democratic circles this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Business leaders and the international community were quick to fete Trump, in sharp contrast with late 2016 and early 2017. There were high-profile donations to his inauguration, which tech titans Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Jeff Bezos attended.<\/p>\n<p>But by the time Trump addressed a joint session of Congress in March, Democrats were back to their Resistance ways. A liberal backbencher tried to disrupt Trump&rsquo;s event and was removed from the chamber. Democrats failed to stand or applaud for the most feel-good moments of the speech, which Trump anticipated in his remarks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) and Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) have headlined major events across the country, rallying against Trump and his ally Elon Musk. Republican lawmakers&rsquo; town hall meetings have been flooded with angry protesters. While it is debatable how representative these protests are of the states and districts where they are taking place, the progressive outrage is undeniable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a national poll of Democrats this month by the progressive firm Data Progress, Ocasio-Cortez was within the margin of error of former Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> as a leading contender for the 2028 presidential nomination. She could also potentially primary Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who faced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3350792\/democrats-revolt-against-chuck-schumer-fights-with-trump\/\">huge backlash<\/a> from within his party over voting with Trump and congressional Republicans to keep the federal government open earlier this year. Ocasio-Cortez has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3381015\/aoc-raises-nearly-10-million-first-quarter-smashing-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fundraising juggernaut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several things happened. First, Trump hit the ground running with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-key-points-from-trump-campaign-press-conference-on-challenges-to-election-results\/\" title=\"9 Key Points from ... Campaign Press Conference on Challenges to Election Results\">large number<\/a> of executive actions across a wide range of policy areas from virtually the moment he returned to office. This at first demoralized the Democrats, but then enraged them.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency began a full frontal assault against the federal bureaucracy. Since entering politics, Musk has turned out to be an even more polarizing figure than Trump. Federal workers, an important Democratic constituency, saw themselves as under attack from Musk and DOGE. Liberals rose to their defense.<\/p>\n<p>Third, Democrats have increasingly turned against the Trump deportations after initially seeming to accept that immigration moderation was necessary to turn around the party&rsquo;s electoral prospects. The placement of some deportees, especially Kilmar Abrego Garcia, in a Salvadoran prison was seen as vindication of progressive warnings about Trump&rsquo;s dictatorial tendencies.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth, the Trump tariffs have Democrats smelling blood in the water. If the stock market remains volatile and the economy takes a turn for the worse, perhaps they can win in 2026 and 2028 without altering their positions or strategies on anything. On the wrong side of an 80-20 issue? No problem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also fought Democratic asymmetrical advantages on a variety of fronts &mdash;&nbsp;the media, the academy, Big Law, Hollywood &mdash; prompting many rank-and-file Democrats to demand that their party&rsquo;s leaders fight back.<\/p>\n<p>Like the tea party on the Right under Barack Obama, these party activists on the Left are nearly as angry with their own leaders as they are with the incumbent president.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There have been more extreme examples, such as the lionization of Luigi Mangione and his murder of a healthcare executive, attacks on Tesla dealers and even drivers, and the worst of the anti-Israel protests on major college campuses. The targets aren&rsquo;t always Republicans, as evidenced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3379240\/josh-shapiro-arson-attack-pennsylvania-governors-residence\/\">arson at the home<\/a> of Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3382966\/biden-save-democrats-for-president-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN ISN&rsquo;T GOING TO SAVE THE DEMOCRATS. WHO WILL?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Progressives, and Democrats more broadly, have been split since last year&rsquo;s election. Should they pivot to try to reclaim lost voters? Or should they resume the Resistance and fight their ideological enemies at all costs?<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the Resistance is winning.&nbsp;<\/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_2096844\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2096844\"}});<\/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>The Left resumes its Resistance against Trump, with protests and speeches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2424938,"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\/04\/aoc_bernie_resistance.webp.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3691,5894,50955],"class_list":["post-2424937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-left","tag-politics","tag-resistance-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aoc_bernie_resistance.webp.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424937","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=2424937"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424941,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424937\/revisions\/2424941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2424937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2424937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}