Some Democrats express willingness to work with Trump in upcoming administration

Several Democrats have expressed a willingness to work with President-elect Donald Trump following the heated 2024 election cycle. 

“China, Israel, and emerging technologies are all possible candidates for bipartisan cooperation and compromise,” Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., told  the New York Post.

“There should be a bipartisan commitment to ensuring American competitiveness in emerging technologies like semiconductors, AI, quantum computing and biotech," he added.

Torres has previously called Trump “sinful,” “radioactive” and a “criminal suspect” with approval ratings “lower than that of lead and arsenic.”

Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi said he also hopes to work with Trump on eliminating the federal cap on state and local tax deductions.

“I will take the president at his word that he wants to restore SALT (State and Local Tax Deduction) that he and the Republicans capped in 2017," Suozzi told the outlet. "I will work hard to hold him to his promise to do that."

He also said he was willing to work with Trump on securing the southern border, another campaign promise Trump made. 

Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders said he would work with Trump to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent even though he recently called Trump an “authoritarian” who was “undermining American democracy.”

"I look forward to working with the Trump Administration on fulfilling his promise to cap credit card interest rates at 10%," Sanders wrote on the social media platform, X. "We cannot continue to allow big banks to make record profits by ripping off Americans by charging them 25 to 30% interest rates. That is usury."

With the filibuster still in place and expected to stay that way in the new term of the Senate, meaning a 60-vote threshold required to pass most legislation, Trump will need the help of Democrats to get his agenda through Congress. 

Another Democrat who expressed interest in working with Trump is Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. 

Following the election, Moore said he wanted to find “common ground” and engage in “partnership” with Trump, according to The Washington Post. 

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said he wanted to work together with Trump on some issues, including the completion of the Portal North Bridge Project, according to the Washington Examiner.