As Twitchy told you last night, Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro defended his brazen attempt to doxx private Trump donors by claiming that it was OK because there was “no ‘call to action'”:

Yashar, I respect your work and writing. I’m certain that NY Magazine and Huff Post have printed similar graphics with name and employer many times before because it’s not private and it’s publicly reported. There’s no private addresses, phone numbers, etc. No “call to action.” https://t.co/TxjoTITDbI — Joaquin Castro (@Castro4Congress) August 6, 2019

Castro also pushed back against criticism from GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy:

Targeting and harassing Americans because of their political beliefs is shameful and dangerous. What happened to “when they go low, we go high?” Or does that no longer matter when your brother is polling at 1%? Americans deserve better. https://t.co/PiFcifpxc1 — Kevin McCarthy (@kevinomccarthy) August 6, 2019

No one was targeted or harassed in my post. You know that. All that info is routinely published. You’re trying to distract from the racism that has overtaken the GOP and the fact that President Trump spends donor money on thousands of ads about Hispanics “invading” America. 1/2 https://t.co/TwUDC4m5tO — Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) August 7, 2019

Donald Trump has put a target on the back of millions. And you’re too cowardly or agreeable to say anything about it. How about I stop mentioning Trump’s public campaign donors and he stops using their money for ads that fuel hate? — Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) August 7, 2019

Fortunately for Castro, he’s got knight in shining armor Rashida Tlaib to help him slay all those pouncing Republicans. Last night, Tlaib gave Castro’s tactics her special seal of approval:

Chairman Castro, They don't like it when you name their donors. The public needs to know who funds racism. https://t.co/7qfg1RT79y — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 7, 2019

Doxxing private citizens who want to re-elect a politician you don’t like is a public service now. Hell of a precedent we’re setting here.

.So intimidation is cool when you do it? How cute. — Greg (@HarmfulSpeech) August 7, 2019

Then let's post your donors so we know who supports an anti semite — Chris Manning (@Manning4USCong) August 7, 2019

Cool. Then you'll publish the names of your donors, as will your fellow Squaddies, right? How about it, @Ilhan? Tell us who donates to antisemitism. https://t.co/qLNzBWWj5o — Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) August 7, 2019

It would be like finding your donor list and announcing that these people support Hamas and anti-Semitism. — Braden Pace (@bradenpace) August 7, 2019

Wow. That wrong. You incite violence and racism….would you want the people who donated to your campaign doxxed? I am sure they would not appreciate it. Why do you condone such hate? — lanette (@princesslet1) August 7, 2019

So then you would be okay if the tables were turned, Rashida? BS. You’d be shrieking with outrage. https://t.co/wpp0bKmMNJ — Courtney (@AlaskanCourtney) August 7, 2019

And she’d be right to. Tlaib is a well known bigot who foments bigotry on a regular basis, but that doesn’t give anyone the right to open her supporters up to harassment or worse. And yet, here she is, advocating for the targeting of private citizens. And in the wake of mass violence, no less.

It’s a hit list. — EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) August 7, 2019

He released the names so those people would be harassed. We just went through 2 mass shootings because some guys were triggered by MSM and political propaganda. What Castro did was reckless to do to his own constituents the very electorate that trusted him to represent them. — didi?hopes? (@DidiHopes) August 7, 2019

Are you putting the target on the backs of the black, Hispanic, Asian and Muslim Trump supporters or just the white ones? — Steph (@steph93065) August 7, 2019

The purpose here is to silence political opposition. Dem logic: racists should not be allowed to speak or work; anyone who disagrees with us is a racist; here’s a list of people who disagree with us. They sure throw the word fascism around lightly for a squad of totalitarians. https://t.co/emHubyxAgA — Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) August 7, 2019