As a mother, I cannot fucking imagine the pain Raskin must still face with this.
On December 31, 2020, US Rep. Jamie Raskin announced that his 25-year-old son Tommy, a second-year student at Harvard Law School, had died.
Four days later, Raskin posted a tribute that revealed, after a prolonged battle with depression, Tommy had died by suicide.
In a farewell note, the 25-year-old said, "Please forgive me. My illness won today. Look after each other, the animals, and the global poor. All my love, Tommy."
Tommy was buried on January 5, 2021.
The next day, Raskin was in the Capitol with his daughter and son-in-law during the Capitol attack.
Hours later, he started drafting an article of impeachment against Trump, and six days later, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Raskin the lead manager of Trump's second impeachment.
Today, Raskin is still one of the loudest critics of the current president, one of the most progressive leaders in Congress, and one of the strongest people — period.
Our current president bullies him on social media weekly.