Patriotic Americans are watching a dangerous pattern unfold on our streets and online, and former Trump adviser Jason Miller is right to call it out: it’s got to stop. Miller, who has been in the political trenches for years and remains a fierce defender of ordinary Americans’ right to safety and free speech, urged Democrats to stop treating violent threats as just another partisan talking point and to stand up against the lawlessness.
This is not theoretical. We have seen the raw consequences of political hatred spill into bloodshed, from the assassination-style attack on Minnesota legislators earlier this year to other brazen, deadly assaults on conservative public figures that have shocked the nation. Those incidents are a stark reminder that violent rhetoric and targeting do not stay online — they metastasize into real-world attacks on families and communities.
Conservatives have spent years begging for common-sense calls for civility and clear condemnation of violence from the other side, not partisan excuses or selective outrage. When prominent voices on the left cheer protests that sometimes turn chaotic or fail to fully disown threats against political opponents, it creates a permissive culture where extremists feel emboldened. The country needs leaders who will name political violence for what it is and refuse to normalize it.
Miller’s plea is not about soft-pedaling legitimate protest or silencing disagreement; it’s about defending basic safety and decency. Americans can and must disagree fiercely in the marketplace of ideas, but there is no excuse for textbooks of violent fantasies, hit lists, or the eager amplification of doxxing and threats. Leaders who value our republic will put public safety and the rule of law ahead of political advantage.
Democrats who reflexively weaponize emotions but decline to take the moral high ground when violence surfaces are failing their own supporters and the nation. If the party truly cares about working families, it should be the first to denounce intimidation and to back law enforcement efforts that protect elected officials and everyday citizens alike. Standing for peaceful, lawful debate would restore credibility and drain the fever swamp that produces radicals.
Voters should take Miller’s warning seriously and judge candidates by whether they consistently condemn violence and stand up for rule of law — not by which side they cheer for on cable news. This election cycle will be a referendum on whether America chooses order and decency or the normalization of political violence as a tactic. Hardworking Americans deserve leaders who will protect their families and their freedoms, and that starts with saying unequivocally: violence is unacceptable, and anyone who encourages it must be held accountable.
Conservative patriots know how to fight: with ballots, with reasoned argument, and with a refusal to back down in defense of our Constitution. We should welcome Democrats who join Miller in condemning threats and who put country over party; silence or equivocation is no longer tolerable. If they won’t stand up, voters must — at the ballot box and in our communities — to defend the peaceful civic life that built this nation.
