A Democratic political analyst expressed concern on Monday night that President Donald Trump's administration could move to outlaw the Democratic Party after the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Jamal Simmons, a CNN political commentator, joined CNN's Kaitlan Collins on "The Source" to discuss the aftermath of Kirk's assassination. Simmons noted that Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller, called the Democratic Party an extremist organization during a podcast interview on Monday, and that Trump has recently said his administration is working to root out extremism.

He also noted that the right was trying to control the conversation around Kirk's death by making a false equivalence.

"I don't think we should interpret giving people time to grieve for Charlie Kirk as saying people ought to support Charlie Kirk," Simmons said. "They can have a very vehement disagreement with what he stood for, and they may want to express that in whatever way they want to."

"But the question then becomes...is the President of the United States going to outlaw the Democratic Party?" he added. "Is the President of the United States going to unleash the Justice Department on the Democratic Party?"

"Is that your concern?" Collins asked.

"It's absolutely a concern!" Simmons said.

Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) slammed the "callousness" that President Donald Trump exhibited during a press conference on Monday.

Trump claimed during the press conference that he didn't order flags to be lowered after Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in June by a right-wing extremist because Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, didn't ask him to. CNN's Kaitlan Collins played footage of Trump saying he chose not to call Walz after Hortman's murder.

Smith discussed Trump's comments on CNN's "The Source" on Monday.

"I'm just sort of blown away by the callousness of his response," Smith said. "What we need in this moment is a universal condemnation of political violence. That condemnation should transcend politics."

"And yet the President of the United States, I don't know whether he's just clueless or he was pretending that he didn't know who Melissa Hortman was and trying to deflect blame, is exactly what we do not need in this moment," she continued. "This is a moment when the president is actively trying to gin-up fear by spreading disinformation and his opinions when he has no idea what is behind this tragic killing of Charlie Kirk."

Collins asked whether Smith thought Trump would have lowered the flags if Walz had called the president.

"I don't think so," she said. "What was it he said? 'You can't do it for everyone.' That is exactly what we do not need."

Former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile penned a tender plea in The Washington Post to Washington, D.C.'s congressional delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, to abstain from seeking re-election and clear the way for a new generation of representation for the district in a turbulent time.

Brazile, who previously served as Norton's campaign manager and describes herself as a "dear friend" who sees Norton as a "role model," released her article amid reporting that the 88-year-old delegate, now the oldest member in Congress, has grown too tired to do the duties of her office.

"I’ve known my dear friend Eleanor for 44 years, since I came to Washington after graduating from college and worked with her and other civil rights leaders to win enactment of a federal holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr," she wrote, noting that even though she has no vote on the full floor of Congress, she has achieved numerous policy wins for D.C. including scholarships, homeowner tax credits, and a long list of civil rights victories. Nonetheless, "She is no longer the dynamo she once was ... It’s in her best interest, and the interest of D.C., for her to serve her current term but then end her extraordinary service in Congress and not seek reelection next year."

The fact is, Brazile continued, this is a critical moment when D.C. needs clear-headed, energetic leadership to fight against Trump's attempts to bend the city to submission.

"D.C. is under attack as at no other time in recent history, and we need a new champion to defend us. President Donald Trump is treating the District like a colonial possession he can rule as a dictator, rather than a city governed by leaders who are elected by voters," wrote Brazile. "Trump has sent National Guard members and federal law enforcement officers into D.C. to round up undocumented immigrants — many of whom have jobs and are valued residents of our community ... Washington is a city under occupation."

This year has seen a large number of elder statesmen in both parties, from Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), announce their retirement, said Brazile — all of whom are younger than Norton. Even former President Joe Biden is younger.

"Norton should follow the example of other older elected officials who have retired after many years of service," she concluded. "After doing so much for D.C. for so long, it’s understandable that she wants to remain in Congress. Public service is her life. But no job can last forever, and no person is irreplaceable. As I’ve told her in person, retirement from Congress is the right next chapter for her — and for the District."