Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they're hoping to work with him
A handful of prominent Democratic governors are quickly adjusting their approach to President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — They warned about him. Now they'll have to work with him.
A handful of prominent Democratic governors are quickly adjusting their approach to President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, hoping to avoid antagonizing him to ensure they'll have a working relationship with his new administration.
They're in a precarious position: adopting caution while also weighing their party's desires to stake out early, and often combative, positions against Trump's agenda.
“It’s a combination of fighting like hell if your values are attacked or if your innocent communities or innocent people are attacked. And then on the other hand, you’re trying like heck also to find common ground on things that we could agree on,” New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said in an interview with The Associated Press.
