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Rebecca Sheerin
Pittsburgh
It's one thing to disagree about policy. It's another to crush and devalue people with different views. That is precisely what President Trump and fellow Republicans are doing.
Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, showed her disdain for Californians. During her recent press conference, officers forcibly removed Senator Padilla when he asked a question.
It's important to note what elicited Padilla's action. Noem said that federal authorities planned to increase operations in Los Angeles to "liberate" the city from its "socialist" leadership.
Let's look at that. An unelected Cabinet Secretary proposed to remove the elected Governor of California and Mayor of Los Angeles. That's the definition of a coup.
President Trump had an equally disturbing response when reporters asked whether he called Governor Walz after the assassination of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota. He didn't. It's bad enough that Trump didn't honor the tradition to offer condolences after tragedies.
He took the opportunity to slam Walz, saying "... the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out ... The guy doesn't have a clue. He's a, he's a mess. So, you know, I could be nice and call him but why waste time?"
Let's look at that too. The President, who spends most weekends golfing, can't be bothered to show respect to the people of Minnesota who elected Walz twice.
Assaults on elected officials are assaults on voters--and warrant sustained outrage. When Republicans attack Democrats, or fail to condemn those attacks, they're giving the middle finger to millions of Americans.