Schumer Condemns Trump’s Calls for Execution of Democratic Lawmakers as ‘Deadly Serious Threat’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer forcefully condemned President Donald Trump on the Senate floor on November 20, 2025, denouncing his calls for the execution of Democratic members of Congress as an outright threat that democracy cannot tolerate.

Schumer highlighted Trump’s explicit language, pointing out how the former president “is calling for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged” and posting messages stating “seducious behavior punishable by death.” He made clear, “Let’s be crystal clear: The president of the United States is calling for the execution of elected officials. This is an outright threat and it’s deadly serious.”

Warning of the real dangers tied to such rhetoric, Schumer recalled, “We’ve already seen what happens when Donald Trump tells his followers that his political opponents are enemies of the state. Every time Donald Trump posts things like this, he makes political violence more likely. None of us should tolerate this kind of behavior. We all remember what…