A woman was murdered. And the President of the United States posted the graphic video of it — unblurred — to millions of followers on social media.

In April 2026, surveillance footage captured the fatal attack of a gas station clerk in Fort Myers, Florida. She was an immigrant from Bangladesh. She had a name, a life, and people who loved her. Before her family could grieve in private, the President shared the unblurred video of her final moments on Truth Social, with a political caption attacking immigration policy. She became content.

The President posted this video because it fit a narrative he has been pushing for years: that immigrants and people of color are dangerous. That narrative has repeatedly been shown to rely on misleading or outright false information. The victim's dignity was collateral damage.

This is not what a government should do with a victim's death.

Presidents have enormous platforms. When the most powerful person in the country posts graphic footage of someone being killed — without the consent of that person's family, without blurring the violence, to an audience of millions — it is an exploitation of tragedy for political gain. It causes real harm: to the victim's family, who must now watch their loved one's death circulate endlessly online, and to the public, which is being deliberately exposed to graphic content designed to provoke fear rather than inform.

No law currently prevents the President or federal agencies from doing this. That needs to change.

We are calling on Congress to pass legislation prohibiting the President and federal agencies from publicly sharing graphic footage of violent deaths on social media without the verified consent of the victim's family. This is not a partisan issue. It is a basic question of human dignity.

No family should have to watch their loved one's murder go viral because a politician decided it was useful.

Sign this petition to tell Congress: protect victims' families. Pass a law. Make this stop.