We doubt Dems will tone down the rhetoric
Hi there,
Today marks one week since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and Democrats still won’t acknowledge that their rhetoric and behavior is a problem.
From the White House to Congress to the campaign trail, Democrats have, for years, called Republicans “fascists,” “racists,” “extremists,” and used language that incites violence.
Charlie Kirk’s assassin and many of these Democrats have something in common: They use the term “fascist” to describe Republicans they disagree with.
Charlie Kirk’s assassin wrote: “Hey fascist! Catch!” on a bullet.
You’d think Charlie Kirk’s assassination would be a wakeup call to lower the temperature, but some Democrats doubled down, some Democrats refused to pause for moment of prayer on the House floor, and Hakeem Jeffries couldn’t be bothered to attend a vigil hosted by Speaker Johnson.
In the pursuit of pleasing their far-left unhinged base, Democrats have lost their sense of decency and morality.
Democrat Rhetoric
President Joe Biden said ‘“It’s not just Trump, it’s the entire philosophy…it’s like semi-fascism.”
Vice President Kamala Harris said she thinks Donald Trump is a fascist.
Tim Waltz said “No one has ever been more dangerous to this country than Donald Trump, and he is a fascist to his core.”
DNC Chair Ken Martin said President Trump is a “dictator-in-chief” whose agenda is “fascism dressed in a red tie.”
Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) has said Trump is an “Existential THREAT to our country. The craziness that we see in the extreme Republican Party is something that I think we all feel like we need to FIGHT and STOP.”
Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) said “It’s time for us as a party to get together and fight back, punch back, and make sure that they stay down, and you know what, kick them when they’re down because they deserve it!”
Rep. Dave Min (CA-47) said America is on “the brink of fascism.”
Rep. Dave Min (CA-47) also spread misinformation after Kirk’s assassination, stating “the Charlie Kirk assassin has been identified as MAGA, I’m sure Donald Trump, Elon Musk and all the insane GOP politicians who called for retribution against the “RADICAL LEFT” will now shift their focus to stopping the toxic violence of the RADICAL RIGHT.”*
Rep. Delia Ramirez (IL-03) said the Trump administration is a “fascist regime.”
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) said “Donald Trump is a FASCIST!”
Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08) said Republicans are a “fascist political party.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) said “There are a lot of people who are talking about him just wanting to have a civil debate. These people are full of shit.”*
Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) called Donald Trump a “national threat”.
Rep. Dina Titus (NV-01) said “When we don’t vote, fascism wins.”
Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) said “I do worry about the extremism on the right.”
Rep. Laura Gillen (NY-04) called Donald Trump a “wannabe dictator.”
Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10) called Donald Trump a “fascist dictator.”
Rep. Josh Riley (NY-19) said “our Democracy is fraying at the seams.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) said “This fascist administration didn’t come from anywhere… We’re gonna fight, fight, FIGHT!”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) has stated that Donald Trump is a “wannabe Hitler” and “Temu Hitler”. She also doubles down on past comments by saying “I’ve literally never said anything to invoke violence,”* while sharing a video that does invoke violence.
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (TX-34) compared Latino Trump supporters to “Jews for Hitler.”
Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA-07) said the Supreme Court is “determined to hand Trump an authoritarian regime.”
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) thanked supporters for “doing the work it took to stop Trump’s march towards fascism.”
Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) said “Trump is taking the role of a fascist authoritarian.”
*Editor’s note: asterisk signifies comment was said after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.