The Resistance (also known as the #Resistance) is an American
liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
political movement that protested the
presidency
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of
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
, starting in November 2016.
It later expanded to include not only
Democrats, but Independents and
Republicans who opposed Trump. Members have been described as prolific in their use of
Twitter
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, especially the "#Resist"
hashtag
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and, early on, #TheResistance.
Some
conservatives
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and Trump supporters have adopted the Resistance moniker to oppose President
Joe Biden.
See also
*
Deep state in the United States
According to an American political conspiracy theory, the deep state is a clandestine network of actors alongside members of the federal government in high-level financial and high-level industrial roles. The theory posits that the conglomera ...
*
I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration
"I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" is an anonymous essay published by ''The New York Times'' on September 5, 2018. The author was described as a senior Trump administration official. About a week before the 2020 Unit ...
*
Never Trump movement
The Never Trump movement, also called the #nevertrump, Stop Trump, anti-Trump, or Dump Trump movement, began as an effort on the part of a group of Republicans (known as Never Trump Republicans) and other prominent conservatives to prevent R ...
*
Protests against Donald Trump
Protests against Donald Trump have occurred in the United States, Europe and elsewhere from his entry into the 2016 presidential campaign to his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Protests have expressed opposition to Trump ...
*
Brian and Ed Krassenstein
References
2016 United States presidential election
2017 establishments in the United States
Left-wing politics in the United States
Presidency of Donald Trump
Protests against results of elections
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