Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him—no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions.

As thousands of patriotic Americans gear up to protest President Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover of the federal government, Republican lawmakers have been telling dangerous lies about the “No Kings” demonstrations.

Republicans have been struggling to message their government shutdown, and a memo clearly went out to GOP lawmakers, urging them to blame the shutdown on the "No Kings" demonstrations, which the lawmakers have offensively deemed "hate America" rallies.

Everyone from House Speaker Mike Johnson to rank-and-file Republicans condemned the rallies and the people attending them, using incendiary r

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