People getting hot and bothered over newly-elected Democratic men

NPR | By Danielle Kurtzleben

Published November 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM EST

You may have noticed that a lot of people on social media are getting really hot and bothered over the newly-elected Democratic men. It says a lot about how Democrats have responded to the Trump era.

Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a White House correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk. She appears regularly on the NPR Politics Podcast and other NPR shows.

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