Luján Statement on Trump’s Latest Call for Violence

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Trump’s latest calls for violence against Members of Congress, including urging that Democratic lawmakers be arrested and tried, and amplifying posts calling for them to be hanged:

“President Trump, whose long record of encouraging violence against Congress and its Members led to his second impeachment, is once again inciting violence – this time directed at Democratic lawmakers and veterans. We have all seen the devastating consequences of political violence in this country. A president should be bringing people together, not dividing Americans and stoking dangerous tensions. Calling for Members of Congress to be arrested and amplifying messages that call for their death is violent, irresponsible, and reprehensible.”