Rep. Jerry Nadler is dialing up his attacks on President Donald Trump even as Washington is still processing another failed attempt on the president’s life.
The New York Democrat used the latest rhetoric while promoting legislation that would bar Trump’s name from appearing on federal buildings and monuments.
“Donald Trump is a convicted felon, a twice impeached president, and America’s chief insurrectionist,” Nadler said. He argued that putting Trump’s name on a federal building or monument would tie public spaces to “tyranny” as well.
“His name is unfit to honor our nation’s buildings. I am proud to introduce this bill to stop Donald Trump from using taxpayer-funded buildings for his personal vanity projects, because New Yorkers deserve public spaces that they can respect, not monuments to tyranny and corruption,” the Democrat said.
In a video posted alongside his remarks on X, Nadler highlighted a stack of establishment-media headlines about the controversy, including one from The Guardian that read, “Dictator vibes as dear leader Trump puts name front and center.”
Nadler’s push came Monday, two days after authorities say another would-be assassin targeted Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend in Washington. Prosecutors have accused Cole Allen, a California teacher, of trying to force his way past security armed with firearms and knives.
Donald Trump is a convicted felon, a twice impeached president, and America’s chief insurrectionist. His name is unfit to honor our nation’s buildings.
I am proud to introduce the PROTECT Act to stop Donald Trump from using taxpayer-funded buildings for his personal vanity… pic.twitter.com/M0hQtZkpIh
— Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) April 27, 2026
Allen also allegedly sent a manifesto laying out his hatred for Trump and his administration. The writing included the line, “I would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary (on the basis that most people *chose* to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor, and are thus complicit) but I really hope it doesn’t come to that.”
Despite the manifesto, former President Barack Obama drew blowback after posting that the motives behind the shooting incident were still unclear. His statement was quickly criticized by Trump allies who said the alleged writings spelled out intent.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaking at a Monday briefing, argued the attempted attack highlighted what she called a dangerous political climate.
“The left-wing cult of hatred against the president and all of those who support him and work for him has gotten multiple people hurt and killed, and it almost did so again this weekend,” Leavitt said.
She urged Americans to compare Allen’s language with what she described as commonplace rhetoric aimed at Trump.
“Ask yourselves, how different is the rhetoric from this almost-assassin than what you read on social media and here in various forums every single day? The answer, if you’re being honest with yourself, is that there is no difference at all,” she said. “Much of the manifesto of the would-be assassin is indistinguishable from the words that we hear daily from so many.”
On Monday, the Justice Department formally charged Allen with attempting to assassinate Trump.
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