John Cornyn Highlights Democratic Statements on Political Violence

Condemnation of Political Violence

• 🤝 All parties agree that political violence is unacceptable regardless of its origin.

Statements Inciting Violence

• 🗣️ Nancy Pelosi (2018) questioned why there weren't more uprisings and suggested they might occur.
• 😂 Kamala Harris (circa 2018) made a remark about surviving an encounter with President Trump, Mike Pence, and Jeff Sessions.
• ⚖️ Chuck Schumer (2020) warned Supreme Court justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh that they would "pay the price" for their decisions.
• 📢 Ayanna Pressley (2020) stated there needed to be "unrest in the streets" and encouraged rioters.
• 🚶 Maxine Waters (2021) advised Democrats to "get more confrontational" with Trump administration officials in public.
• 🎯 Stacy Plaskett (2023) suggested President Trump needed to be shot.
• 🎯 President Biden (2024) told donors it was time to put Trump in the "bullseye."
• 🚫 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted on Instagram encouraging people to resist ICE.
• 💔 Jasmine Crockett referred to Kayla Hamilton, a victim of sexual assault and murder by an illegal alien, as a "random dead person."

Responsibility of Leaders

• 🏛️ Elected officials bear a greater responsibility for inciting or encouraging acts of violence through their words and actions.
• ⚠️ Leaders should not say or do things that suggest political violence is acceptable.
• ⚖️ The speaker believes the aforementioned statements by leaders should be condemned.