Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) criticized President Trump in a Thursday night statement announcing that a person showed up at her D.C. office and "made white supremacist threats and hand gestures."

The big picture: Threats against lawmakers have surged in recent years, and Crockett said in a Thursday night statement that such intimidating encounters "cannot become the norm." • Her comments came hours after House Democratic leadership said they'd contacted U.S. Capitol Police and the House sergeant-at-arms to protect a group of lawmakers after Trump appeared to suggest that their comments were "punishable by DEATH!"" • Crockett referenced Trump in her statement.

What they're saying: "We're living in a time where political violence is being fueled from the very top. When the President

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