Trump resistance rises in states led by Democratic governors - encouraging and hopeful [View all]

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4981708-democratic-governors-ready-fight-trump/

Democratic governors are signaling their willingness to defy the new Trump administration, vowing to protect freedoms in their states and to wage legal and political battle if the president-elect follows through with controversial proposals.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said the Golden State is “ready to fight” and called a special section of the state Legislature after Trump’s win.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) promised that if “you come for my people, you come through me.”

In Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey (D) pledged her state’s law enforcement will not assist the Trump administration if it goes through with mass deportation plans.

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Another four years of Trump in power are likely to see Democrats “resisting in every way possible, to throw sand in the gears at every opportunity,” said Jesse Rhodes, a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “And with Congress likely controlled by Republicans, that’s going to fall on the shoulders of Democratic governors,” he said.
More at link.

Edited to add here are more: Walz, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro have all come out with official stances or proposed ways to counter Trump.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper also made similar statements amid changes to the balances of power within their states following Tuesday night.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/walz-democratic-governors-vow-fight-trumps-agenda/story?id=115656442