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Despite Dems’ deals with Trump, Hollywood resistance holds firm at Emmys

After a week in which there were hints of a thawing in the relationship between President Donald Trump and Washington Democrats, Sunday’s Emmy Awards made it abundantly clear that there is no such warmth toward the president among liberals on the West Coast. Michael Cobb, an associate professor of political science at NC State, cautioned against reading too much into the glimmers of cooperation between the president and Democratic leaders, which he sees as driven more by expediency than some genuine desire to work together.