Democrats’ Silence Heralds New Un-Resistance

Semafor: “On the fourth anniversary of the violent Capitol riot, congressional Democrats made the certification of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory as dull as possible. They arrived at the joint session with a plan to offer no objections on the floor, the first time since 1989 that no Democrat spoke up against a Republican win.”

“It was also the first sign of the new Democratic Party. Through gritted teeth, its lawmakers and progressive activists are building a much quieter “resistance” to Donald Trump than the one that greeted him in 2017. Democrats have done nothing to fight the Trump transition; in fact, they’ve made it part of their message to voters that they, unlike Republicans, are willing to lose gracefully.”