Ultra High Level Democrat Influencer Calls for Violence Against 'Dead Man Walking' Trump on Christmas Eve - Calls on People to 'Put Him to Sleep'

Left-wing social media agitator Brian Krassenstein is drawing sharp backlash after posting comments on Christmas Eve that appeared to suggest President Donald Trump should be put “to sleep,” language many critics viewed as a thinly veiled call for political violence against the duly elected commander in chief.

Krassenstein, one of the two Krassenstein brothers who gained notoriety years ago for rapid-fire, low-effort responses to President Trump’s social media posts, attempted to mimic rhetoric Trump had used earlier about CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert. But unlike the president’s clearly metaphorical jab, Krassenstein’s version stripped away the context that made the original remark intelligible.

“Trump is a dead man walking,” Krassenstein wrote on Christmas Eve.

“America should ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW. “It is the humanitarian thing to do.”

The post immediately ignited outrage on X, with numerous users accusing Krassenstein of flirting with calls for assassination or violent revolt against the freely elected 47th president of the United States. Only after the backlash mounted did Krassenstein attempt to walk back his remarks.

“I am 100% against violence. I am also 100% for pointing out the hypocrisy of MAGA. Happy Holidays!” he wrote.

Krassenstein claimed he was merely highlighting supposed “hypocrisy” stemming from a Christmas Eve Truth Social post by President Trump aimed at Colbert, whose struggling CBS show is reportedly nearing cancellation.

“Stephen Colbert is a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent or anything else necessary for show business success,” Trump wrote. “Now, after being terminated by CBS, but left out to dry, he has actually gotten worse, along with his nonexistent ratings. Stephen is running on hatred and fumes ~ A dead man walking! CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!”

The attempted equivalence collapses under even minimal scrutiny. Trump’s remarks were plainly metaphorical, referencing the likely end of a failing television program — something CBS can accomplish simply by canceling the show and replacing it with virtually anything more watchable.

President Trump’s position, however, is categorically different. As a sitting president in his second term, he cannot be removed from office through ratings, cancellation, or replacement programming. Outside of impeachment — an implausible scenario — the only remaining interpretations of Krassenstein’s language involve physical harm or incapacitation. That context matters, particularly given the fact that the American left has already seen multiple individuals come alarmingly close to ending Trump’s life.

This is not an isolated incident for the Krassenstein brothers. Brian and Ed Krassenstein have repeatedly flirted with inflammatory rhetoric to claw back relevance after their influence faded. Once fixtures of anti-Trump resistance social media in the 2010s, the pair functioned largely as a coordinated operation designed to monetize trolling of conservatives and the president.

Their antics eventually caught up with them. Both were banned from Twitter for operating fake accounts — and this was during an era when platform enforcement leaned aggressively left. Their accounts were later reinstated under Elon Musk’s ownership, but their cultural moment had passed.

Since then, shock-posting has increasingly replaced faux wit. Thinly veiled allusions to violence have become a recurring tactic.

After former FBI Director James Comey sparked controversy with an “86 47” Instagram post — a phrase he later deleted after widespread condemnation — Ed Krassenstein jumped into the fray, apparently deciding that controversy, regardless of consequence, was preferable to irrelevance.

While the brothers may insist these remarks are satire or trolling “for the lulz,” federal authorities and the Secret Service have far less tolerance for rhetoric that edges toward incitement. History, literature, and common sense all offer the same warning.

“These violent delights have violent ends.”