Dems promise to 'stand up to' Trump but laud 'peaceful transfer of power' after speech

Congressional Democrats are balancing efforts to basal pugnacious against President Trump portion besides pledging to enactment with him wherever imaginable aft the Republican commander-in-chief took office.

It comes arsenic mean Democrats and Democrats successful susceptible seats person made overtures toward Republicans successful areas similar border security and transgender younker aft the GOP’s commanding victories successful the 2024 elections – which the close has wide interpreted arsenic a mandate for a much blimpish America.

"My occupation is to combat to marque beingness amended for Texas families, and I volition enactment with anyone, Democrat oregon Republican, who is funny successful lowering costs, securing our border, and keeping our communities safe," freshman Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, who attended the inauguration, said successful a statement. 

"But marque nary mistake, I volition ever basal up to President Trump, his administration, division, and far-right extremism erstwhile immoderate of those individuals oregon entities endanger our mode of life."

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Democrats successful purple and reddish states, similar Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Rep. Julie Johnson, said they would enactment with President Trump erstwhile imaginable but besides basal up to him (Getty Images)

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., who ran choky races successful 2016 and 2022 and is expected to bash truthful again successful 2028, said successful a statement, "I look guardant to moving with the incoming medication to little prices, make jobs, and support our communities safe. But marque nary mistake, if President Trump uses his presumption to wounded hardworking Nevadans, I volition ever basal beardown to support them."

Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., took a akin conciliatory tone.

"There is advancement to beryllium made connected housing, biology stewardship, nationalist safety, migration reform, nationalist security, and more. I volition enactment with anybody and immoderate medication to prosecute areas of statement and aggressively present for the radical I serve," helium said.

Trump was sworn successful connected Monday. (Kevin Lamarque/AFP via Getty Images)

"I besides firmly judge that our diverseness is our spot and our unity is the powerfulness to endure and win nary substance the galore challenges that we face. Law-abiding immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, women, and families recovering from devastating natural disasters are understandably disquieted by the rhetoric from the run way and imaginable policies from the Trump Administration."

Other Democrats were much guarded successful their statements, similar Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., who said connected X, "Today, and always, I basal hard for this state of ours, and I privation [President Trump] good arsenic helium takes connected the work of starring America."

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Progressive Rep. Becca Balint said, 'We indispensable look these challenges with courageousness and clarity.' (AP/Lisa Rathke)

Progressive Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., however, made wide that she would instrumentality a much hard-line attack against Trump.

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"Day 1 nether Trump. We indispensable look these challenges and attacks with courageousness and clarity. I’m acceptable for the enactment up to support our Constitution and volition beryllium moving tirelessly to code the urgent needs of Vermonters and moving radical crossed America," she wrote connected X.

Trump was sworn into office for his 2nd word successful an inauguration ceremonial wrong the U.S. Capitol.