A President Threatening to Execute Lawmakers Is Not “Politics as Usual”, It’s a Break With American History

This week, Donald Trump crossed a line no U.S. president has ever crossed: invoking the language of execution against sitting members of Congress.Not during the Civil War.Not during McCarthyism.Not even at the height of Watergate did a president target lawmakers this way.In this video, I break down why this moment is historically unprecedented, what it means for our democracy, and why every civics and U.S. History teacher in America felt a chill run down their spine and honestly, why every American who doesn’t want to live under an authoritarian government should be paying attention. Get full access to Yo, Miss! at saribethrosenberg.substack.com/subscribe