The Resistance (American political movement)

The Resistance (also known as the #Resistance) is an American liberal and left-wing political movement that protested the presidency of Donald Trump.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Starting in November 2016, it initially included Democrats before expanding to include Independents and Republicans who opposed Trump. Members have been described as prolific in their use of Twitter, especially the "#Resist" hashtag and, early on, #TheResistance.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Wonder who's fighting Trump? Meet the #Resistance". France 24. 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
^ Smith, Mychal Denzel (2019-02-14). "Passive Resistance". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
^ Vogel, Kenneth (October 7, 2017). "The 'Resistance,' Raising Big Money, Upends Liberal Politics". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
^ Seitz-Wald, Alex (January 19, 2018). "The anti-Trump 'Resistance' turns a year old — and grows up". NBC News. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Krueger, Katherine (September 30, 2024). "The #Resistance Is Back. Be Afraid". The Nation. Retrieved October 1, 2024. 2017, when a loose coalition of voters, elected officials, and former TV game show contestants joined together with the singular goal of resisting a newly inaugurated president, Donald Trump, whom they viewed as an existential threat to democracy and the republic itself. #TheResistance, as it was known on the website then called Twitter, didn't materialize in time to stop Trump's first election, but it had solidified its place in the culture by the time he took office
^ Wenzke, Marissa (February 2, 2017). "How #Resist became the rallying cry for fighting back in Trump's America". Mashable. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

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[1] "Wonder who's fighting Trump? Meet the #Resistance". France 24. 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-28.

[2] Smith, Mychal Denzel (2019-02-14). "Passive Resistance". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2019-06-28.

[NYTimes-3] Vogel, Kenneth (October 7, 2017). "The 'Resistance,' Raising Big Money, Upends Liberal Politics". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

[4] Seitz-Wald, Alex (January 19, 2018). "The anti-Trump 'Resistance' turns a year old — and grows up". NBC News. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[TheNation2024-5] Krueger, Katherine (September 30, 2024). "The #Resistance Is Back. Be Afraid". The Nation. Retrieved October 1, 2024. 2017, when a loose coalition of voters, elected officials, and former TV game show contestants joined together with the singular goal of resisting a newly inaugurated president, Donald Trump, whom they viewed as an existential threat to democracy and the republic itself. #TheResistance, as it was known on the website then called Twitter, didn't materialize in time to stop Trump's first election, but it had solidified its place in the culture by the time he took office

[6] Wenzke, Marissa (February 2, 2017). "How #Resist became the rallying cry for fighting back in Trump's America". Mashable. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

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