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The#Resistance (also known asthe Resistance) is an Americananti-authoritarian andliberal democratichashtag and political label which has been used toprotest thefirst andsecond presidencies ofDonald Trump.[1][2][3][4][5]
Commencing on an unknown date shortly after thepresidential election in November 2016, it initially includedDemocrats onTwitter andFacebook before expanding to includeindependents andRepublicans who opposed Trump on varioussocial networking services.[6] Members have been described as prolific in their use ofTwitter, especially the#Resisthashtag and, early on,#TheResistance.[5][7] These have been among the most consistent hashtags that have been used in theanti-Trump movement on social media.[8]
Generally, the#Resistance symbolizes solidarity against Donald Trump. Its hashtags have also been used alongside other policy-specific hashtags, targeting marginalized groups such as minorities and women. Though its height of popularity occurred during the days followingTrump's first inauguration, it resurfaced during times of political controversy and animosity.[9] For instance, there was a notable spike in use throughout the week of Trump's response to theUnite the Right rally inCharlottesville, Virginia.[9] Moreover, in the three days following the announcement of the initial Muslim ban in late January,#Resist appeared in over 2.5 million tweets.[10] Several prominent celebrities have used the hashtag to show opposition to Trump, includingShailene Woodley,Zendaya,Sia,Rosie O'Donnell,Cher,Olivia Wilde, andSophia Bush.[10] The movement also resurged during and afterTrump's successful campaign in the2024 presidential election.[5]
In 2017,Françoise Mouly and her daughterNadja Spiegelman released two issues of the comics paper Resist!, part of The Resistance movement, criticizing theDonald Trump administration.[11][12][13][14]
2017, when a loose coalition of voters, elected officials, and former TV game show contestants joined together with the singular goal of resisting a newly inaugurated president, Donald Trump, whom they viewed as an existential threat to democracy and the republic itself. #TheResistance, as it was known on the website then called Twitter, didn't materialize in time to stop Trump's first election, but it had solidified its place in the culture by the time he took office