Speak out against Trump’s name calling!

President Trump’s behavior is disgraceful, and your continued silence makes you complicit. A President who publicly says a critic should be “put to sleep” has crossed into dangerous territory. That is violent language, not humor, and it should have triggered immediate, bipartisan condemnation. Instead, Congress said nothing. This is part of a pattern. The President routinely mocks, demeans, and dehumanizes people—using slurs, childish insults, and crude name-calling like “stupid,” “piggy,” and “retarded.” This is not blunt talk. It is cruelty. It is bullying. And it is profoundly unfit behavior for the leader of the United States. World leaders do not talk this way. Authoritarians do. Schoolyard bullies do. Presidents should not. Every time Congress stays silent, you normalize this conduct. You tell the country that power excuses threats, harassment, and degradation. You tell children that cruelty is leadership. You tell the world that the United States no longer values dignity, restraint, or basic decency. You were not elected to protect a man’s ego. You were elected to uphold the Constitution, defend democratic norms, and act as a check on misconduct—especially when it comes from the Executive Branch. Pretending this is “just rhetoric” is cowardice. This behavior is embarrassing. It weakens our standing abroad, poisons civil discourse at home, and drags the Presidency into the gutter. If any other federal employee spoke this way, there would be consequences. The President should not be held to a lower standard than everyone else. Speak out. Condemn this behavior publicly and unequivocally. Draw a clear line that threats, slurs, and verbal abuse are unacceptable—no matter who is in office. If Congress cannot even defend basic standards of conduct, then you are failing the country.