Democratic Governors Aren’t Coming Out Swinging Against Trump – Yet

The “resistance,” it ain’t.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. ― Democratic governors and governors-elect assembled at the Beverly Hilton over the weekend for the Democratic Governors Association’s annual confab, just a month after Republican Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the presidential election.

With Republican control of Congress, these 23 Democratic executives ― many of whom were not present at the meeting ― will make up the last line of defense against Trump’s excesses. A number of these governors also represent the party’s most promising prospects to retake the White House in four years time.

But anyone who showed up at the DGA meeting looking for a defiant anti-Trump pep rally would come away disappointed.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday afternoon, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D), chair of the DGA, and North Carolina Gov.-elect Josh Stein (D), emphasized their willingness to work with Trump where possible.

“I’ve already worked with the Trump administration,” said Kelly, recalling her collaboration with Trump administration officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. “So we’ll evaluate it as it comes to us, and we will always look for ways to work together.”