If you needed another reminder that the administration’s policies have little to do with countering antisemitism and everything to do with exploiting our legitimate concerns to advance a political agenda, this is it.

It’s not accidental that this happened the same day the president threatened members of Congress with arrest and hanging. Extremism is being normalized on a daily basis, at a pace intended to make it seem overwhelming and insurmountable — and we need our leaders to continue calling this out.

Of course it’s not just Heritage. Over the last decade we’ve seen this extremism mainstreamed from the Trump White House on down. Some relevant clips -

www.nytimes.com/2021/11/24/u...

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/u...

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

Taken alongside the many other extremists appointed to senior government roles and the administration’s gutting of programs intended to counter domestic extremism and hate crimes, it raises dire concerns for the safety of communities across the country.