Democrats have officially abandoned the pretense of serious governance, and they’re proving it with gusto. Their latest stunt makes it obvious that when the ideas run dry, the theatrics kick into overdrive. They rushed to cast themselves as martyrs the moment anyone pushed back, as if victimhood were their last remaining political skill. The whole display showed a party more committed to dramatics than solutions. They leaned hard into outrage because they have nothing real to offer.
The whole circus started when a group of Democratic lawmakers decided to cosplay as constitutional defenders by releasing a video calling on U.S. troops to defy President Donald Trump.
Reps. Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan, Maggie Goodlander, and Jason Crow, along with Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, thought it was a good idea to urge servicemembers to defy their commander-in-chief.
As you’ve no doubt heard, Trump fired back on Truth Social, calling their actions seditious and pointing out that such behavior was once "punishable by death." Predictably, Democrats clutched their pearls and raced to the nearest microphone with the usual performative outrage.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark, and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued a joint statement describing Trump's posts as "disgusting and dangerous death threats" and even contacted the U.S. Capitol Police and the House sergeant-at-arms to request protection for the lawmakers involved, demanding that Trump "immediately delete" his posts and "recant his violent rhetoric before he gets someone killed."
Jason Crow took the melodrama even further. He formally asked Capitol Police to investigate Trump's social media posts, calling them "intimidating, threatening, and concerning." Axios obtained an email from Crow's office reporting "threats made by the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, against Congressman Jason Crow" to the Capitol Police. The email cited Trump's use of words like "TRAITORS" and "LOCK THEM UP" as evidence of threats.
Seriously?
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer got in on the act too, calling Trump's posts "an outright threat" and claiming that the president was "calling for the execution of elected officials." Schumer requested special Capitol Police protection for Slotkin and Kelly. Sen. Slotkin told reporters that Capitol Police were now with her around the clock, claiming her office received hundreds, if not closer to a thousand, threats.
“I mean, the shift was immediate,” she claimed. “We’ve had hundreds and hundreds, if not, you know, closer to 1,000 threats come in to our phones, our emails — all our Senate systems.”
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“I’m worried about the safety of my staff, of my family, and obviously for myself,” Slotkin added. “You know, the Sergeant of Arms arranged for us to have 24/7 security, and that’s because the threat level just went through the roof. So words have consequences.”
Right. I’m sure.
Here is where the absurdity reaches peak levels. For years, Democrats and their media allies have accused Trump of everything from treason to sedition — charges that, by the way, have historically carried the death penalty. Joe Biden literally called Trump and anyone who supports him a “clear and present danger.” Yet somehow Republicans never ran to the Capitol Police demanding investigations or round-the-clock security details.
The whole episode exposes the fundamental hollowness of today's Democratic Party. They cannot run on policy achievements because they have none. They cannot campaign on economic prosperity or border security because their track record is dismal. So they manufacture crises, wrap themselves in victimhood, and demand police protection from mean tweets. Their scramble for security reveals not strength but weakness, a political party that knows it has lost the argument and can only resort to theatrics. Democrats have given up even pretending to be a serious party anymore.
