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Democrats in Congress Are Questioning the Return of the Trump Resistance

“I’ve chosen not to engage and get aggressive and yell or claim the extreme things of fascism, and that democracy is hanging on by a thread,” Sen. John Fetterman said.

John Fetterman

Sen. John Fetterman talks to reporters outside the Senate chamber in the U.S. Capitol building. Annabelle Gordon/Sipa USA via AP

By Ursula Perano and Samuel Larreal

February 18, 2025 04:42 PM

After seeming hesitant to reflexively oppose Donald Trump, Democrats in Congress are increasingly finding themselves in a familiar place: diametrically opposed to the president and his agenda.

They’re protesting. They’re delaying votes. They’re giving speeches. They’re writing letters.

But not everyone thinks Democrats are handling Trump’s first weeks of shock-and-awe governing in the best way possible.