‘Resistance’ softens among Democrats as Trump returns to White House

Published January 14, 2025 7:00am ET



As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second time, the mood is distinctly different than in 2017.

Democrats are moving out of Resistance mode ahead of Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration despite, or perhaps because, fascism and Hitler were such a big part of their closing argument in last year’s presidential campaign.

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