Val Butler Demings
Lifelong Floridian. Former Orlando Police Chief and Congresswoman. Wife. Mom. Nana.
- Two U.S. citizens have been killed by ICE agents under extremely questionable circumstances. No investigation, no accountability. All part of the President's attempt to confiscate voter rolls. Believe your eyes and ears and stand up and speak out against what we know is wrong.
- All routine ICE Operations should be suspended. Two Americans are dead. The use of deadly force is not a time to "just move on." More may be killed. Suspend and investigate. This is out of control. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
- 4 years ago, Jerry and I inherited my father in law’s dog, Ray. Today, we had to put him down. We are sad but grateful for the joy, unconditional love, and peace he gave us everyday. He was a Good Dog.
- Today House Republicans found out there is life after going against the President when he is dead wrong. I pray the Senate will follow the House’s lead and vote for America’s women and girls. Release the files; hold pedophiles accountable. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- In 2016, then candidate Trump said “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” But surely we would not turn our heads as he covers for pedophiles and covers up crimes against underage girls. Would we?
- In July, Trump's DOJ and FBI said there was no evidence to charge people based on the Epstein files. Turns out Trump is all over them. Now of course he's calling for an investigation (of his enemies) which would block the release of more emails. America, don’t fall for it.
- So proud to attend the Change of Command Ceremony for the Apopka Police Department. We commend outgoing Chief McKinley for a job well done, and congratulate incoming Chief Quinn-Henry on her appointment. Apopka continues to be in good hands.
- Republican representatives from Florida are hosing their own constituents with higher health care costs. Don't be fooled, this catastrophe is all for the ego of the president. Your health care shouldn't be their plaything. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
- POTUS just pardoned George Santos, convicted of fraud. At the same time, he's illegally pushing the prosecution of Lisa Cook and Letitia James for alleged fraud. When guilt or innocence depends on a president who punishes people who honor their oaths, we no longer have Justice.
- A group of influential Republican officials & staff make horrific racist remarks and praise the Nazis and the Vice President refuses to condemn them. I guess we still have a “race” problem. Would someone please warn the Supreme Court before they gut the Voting Rights Act? www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
- Joined Katy Tur to talk about how Republican leaders give Donald Trump whatever he wants. If the government is shut down and people are losing their jobs, it's because Donald Trump wants it. www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...
- Good to see airports refuse to blatantly violate the Hatch Act by playing a political video created by the Secretary of “Homeland Security,” Kristi Noem. Madam Secretary, your job is to keep us safe, not fight illegal partisan battles. Open the government. www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/u...
- I join the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. from around the world in mourning the passing of our beloved 25th National President, Dr. Paulette C. Walker. President Walker was a bold visionary who touched my life in so many ways.
- On Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, we pray for the families of those killed in a terrorist attack in Manchester, England. Good men and women must come together and never let hate win.
- POTUS does not have the authority to do this. Will Republican House Members from New York stand up to the President and fight for New Yorkers? www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/t...
- Don’t believe anything POTUS and his enablers in congress tell you. They have proven in the “Big Bill” that they will take from working families and give to their rich friends. If the government shuts down, it’s clearly on those in charge. The con game is over.
- Former FBI Director Jim Comey indicted, even after career prosecutors thought there wasn’t enough evidence to move forward. A president ordering prosecution of whomever he perceives as his political enemies is a dark turning point in America. Pray for your children.
- Donald Trump gave trillions of dollars in tax breaks to his rich friends and will now shut the government down because dems will not agree to cutting funds for everyday Americans. Don’t fall for this con man’s con.
- I am not a psychologist but like every police officer I played one on the street. There is something seriously wrong with POTUS. He is broken, angry, vindictive, destructive, dark, isolated. America's beauty must be our belief in hope - in a fair and free future. Let's win it.
- No police chief would hire someone who'd taken a bribe to be an officer. Yet the man who now serves as border czar took a bag of money as a bribe for favors. That’s what criminals do. Administration says nothing to see here. There’s a tape. Release it. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
- Commissioner Mable Butler was a force to reckon with. When she saw a good fight, she did not run away. Sometimes, she started the fight. Orlando and Orange County are better off because of her unwavering commitment to making her community a better place for all people.
- We can and do condemn this week's vicious assassination. But let's not whitewash history in the process. We can reject violence and also reject hateful ideologies. We can do both.
- Let's not pretend we were born yesterday. President Trump has made it clear that he will enthusiastically endorse and materially support brutal, deadly political violence for his own benefit.
- Trump now says rhetoric causes violence? He's right. But he's suspect #1. This is a man who divides America into supporters and enemies and there can be no disagreement. This rhetoric hurts every American. If a disagreement means death, you're not free.
- Today we pause to remember the 2977 loved ones killed on September 11, 2001. Let us honor their memory by standing strong as one, indivisible nation.
- Political violence is never acceptable. Gun violence is never tolerable. America, we deserve better.
- Anyone who compares lifesaving vaccinations to slavery has something truly wrong with them. I would be careful taking medical advice from any surgeon general who makes such a wild statement. People will clearly do and say anything when blinded by political ambition. SMH.
- Today we heard from survivors of sexual abuse by Epstein and his “power friends.” Yet, within minutes, President Trump called it a “hoax.” Why? When children are sexually abused, the American people are not so willing to fall for his usual con game. No lie can live forever.
- Children being gunned down in school and lawmakers doing nothing is not normal. America’s children deserve better. Concerned about violent crime Mr. President? Demand that YOUR congress pass gun safety legislation.
- John Bolton had an opportunity to testify during the 1st impeachment trial of Donald Trump, and do his duty to get an unprincipled man out of power. He chose to write a book instead. Chickens coming home to roost. Tough times for America.
- President Trump has the audacity to push a "crime message?" He waited hours to deploy the National Guard on January 6th and pardoned the criminals who assaulted cops. He believes you will stand for nothing and fall for anything.
- I don’t give a damn how close, geographically, Russia may be to parts of the United States. Our values and respect for the rule of law could not be further apart. But you would not know that by watching POTUS drag out the red carpet and kiss the ass of Putin, a war criminal.
- It seems like every day we are reminded of the dangers of this job. My heart goes out for his wife and entire family, which includes his aunt, Congresswoman Corrine Brown. Please also pray for his coworkers and South Carolina who lost a good son. www.live5news.com/2025/08/14/s...
- The criminal POTUS has reduced GOP lawmakers to pathetic weakness. His Advisor to the Justice Department wants you to believe when he said to kill police officers on January 6th, he didn’t mean it. America, they expect you to stand for nothing and fall for anything. www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
- Before I was a police officer, I worked with sexually abused children. As a police detective, I arrested criminals who raped children. This always mattered to Americans. Now POTUS wants to protect child rapists and says his supporters who demand answers are stupid. What????
- I enforced the laws for almost 30 years. Texas GOP lawmakers are a disgrace. They want to cheat to keep our criminal POTUS in power with no accountability and they're weaponizing law enforcement to do it. No decent person should accept this.
- President Trump is rightfully ashamed of his past high crimes and misdemeanors, but he can't rewrite history. He was impeached - twice. I was there. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
- If mandating taking resources from Orange County to transport detainees to Alligator Alcatraz is “the law”, why do mayors have to sign the agreement? www.clickorlando.com/news/florida...
- DeSantis wants to use our community's resources to ship immigrants to “Alligator Alcatraz.” He must be desperate for attention. Surely if he could fly people to Martha’s Vineyard for his last stunt, he can do this one without weakening our public safety. floridapolitics.com/archives/749...
- Did a U.S. Senator just vote for a bill she says is “bad” but hopes the House will bail her out? All the years of admiration for Senator Murkowski was based on my belief that she was standing up for what’s right but the reality is she is another person absent of courage.
