The launch of the Governors Safeguarding Democracy (GSD) Democratic alliance, pushed by Illinois and Colorado Governors JB Pritzker and Jared Polis to "protect" the country from the direction it will go  with Donald Trump in the White House , has suffered its first major rejection .

Massachusetts Gov.  Maura Healey  objects to joining the GSD , according to a  report  by The Boston Globe. Her office communicated that she would not be part of that "resistance" against the president-elect, although it did not provide reasons.

Pritzker and Polis define GSD as a "non-partisan alliance of governors working together to defend and strengthen American democracy. "

"Proud to launch [Governors Safeguarding Democracy], an alliance of governors working to fortify and uphold essential Constitutional rights nationwide. GSD will serve as a powerful force in state-level efforts to make sure our democracy thrives for generations to come," Polis wrote on social media.