Given their leadership roles, Vice President JD Vance, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson should be pressuring the president to retract his statement of Dec. 2.

If he refuses, then Congress needs to pass a resolution condemning this rhetoric.

We cannot be silent; we must hold them accountable. Do not delay.

Contact Vance at vice.president@whitehouse.gov. You can contact Thune and Johnson through their websites or via the U.S. Capital Switchboard at 202-224-3121.

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