Some top Democrats at the Hill Nation Summit on Wednesday offered rare praise for President Donald Trump as the party looks to regroup after getting wiped out in 2024.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) called Trump “a very talented politician,” and Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), who leads Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, gave Trump credit for his foreign policy decisions. including the Middle East, The Hill reported.
The remarks mark a shift in tone as Democrats try to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it before the 2026 midterms. Republicans hold a 220–212 majority in the House, and Democrats are scrambling to close the gap.
