John,
We need to talk about something that honestly made our jaws drop.
In a recent article, Summer Lee’s DEMOCRATIC primary opponent said this — with a straight face: “Being super critical of the president [Trump] will get you nowhere.”
Read that again. 👀
At a moment when Donald Trump is unleashing ICE to terrorize our communities, dismantling entire federal agencies, attacking public education, targeting workers, going after our own citizens, ripping away health care, and even saying he wants housing to be more expensive…
That’s his political analysis? 😬
Not that Trump is out of control.
Not that people are scared.
Not that our democracy is on the line.
No — his takeaway is that Democrats should go easier on the guy.
YIKES.
Because voters right now are demanding the exact opposite. They are begging for leaders who will call out the harm, stand their ground, and fight back with everything they’ve got.
The people don’t want caution. They don’t want politicians playing it safe.They don’t want Democrats pulling their punches. They don’t want leaders walking on eggshells.They don’t want watered-down criticism. And they CERTAINLY don’t want politicians worried about being “too mean” to Donald Trump.
And yet — that’s the argument our opponent is making in this race.
Even worse, this comes as Trump himself recently said:
“I hate even talking about ICE. 2 people out of tens of thousands [get killed] and you get bad publicity.”
He dismissed the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti like they were a communications problem.
And while Trump shrugs off human lives, Summer’s Democratic opponent is telling people we shouldn’t be too hard on him.
In this moment? That’s not just out of touch — it’s actually insulting.
This is exactly why Summer Lee’s leadership matters so much right now. Summer hasn’t wavered. She hasn’t softened her message. She hasn’t decided this is the time to play nice.
She has fought back on every front available to her, unapologetically and without blinking.
And since DAY ONE — when she entered Congress in 2023 — Summer has never missed a single vote. Not once. That’s what showing up looks like. That’s what accountability looks like. That’s what real representation looks like.
So here’s the truth: attacks like this only happen when someone is scared of the contrast. Because the contrast is brutal…
On one side, you have someone saying Democrats should stop being so hard on Trump. Frankly, it’s the kind of line you’d expect from a Republican, not someone asking Democratic voters for their support.
On the other side, you have Summer Lee — standing firm, doing the work, and refusing to let this moment pass without a fight.
Summer’s Democratic primary is on May 19th, and we need to make sure this race is defined by strength, not softness.
Your contribution helps us push back on this nonsense, reach voters with the truth, and make sure bold leadership doesn’t get drowned out by timid politics.
If you’re as fired up as we are about how wildly out of touch this comment was, we hope you’ll stand with Summer today!
In solidarity,
— Team Summer Lee
