Rep. Doggett: “Instead of lowering the temperature, Trump is deliberately spiking it.”

September 12, 2025 Press Release Contact: Alexis Torres Washington, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) released the following statement: “Instead of lowering the temperature, Trump is spiking it. We should be united in rejecting violence, but this partisan, one-sided approach only adds fuel to the fire. Trump and his minions, who refuse to even post a plaque honoring the law enforcement heroes who stopped the January 6 insurrection, regularly demonize their adversaries and embrace violence. This adds to the danger of more political violence as our democracy faces growing peril. After promoting conspiracy theories about Democrats, most Republicans still insist on protecting Trump by refusing to even vote for full disclosure of the Epstein files. Ending the cycle of violence calls for every American to recognize that violence is never the answer.”