Trump’s presidency galvanized complacent liberals into the Resistance movement

Evidence

On January 21, 2017, the day after Trump’s inauguration, signs emblazoned with the lyric “OK ladies, now let’s get in formation” appeared at the Women’s March, which drew four million people from across the United States—the nation’s largest-ever single-day protest at the time. Alongside the poptimist soundtrack, the event introduced a new cultural symbol: the pink, hand-crocheted “pussyhat,” with triangular corners resembling cat ears. Trump’s presidency galvanized liberals, many of whom had grown complacent during the Obama years. They transformed into a movement collectively known as the Resistance. — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 456

Categorization

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