House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries rallies Democrats against the Republican budget plan on the House steps at the Capitol in Washington. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
"Our own base is telling us that what we're doing is not good enough... [that] there needs to be blood to grab the attention of the press and the public," one such lawmaker said.
Another said their constituents are convinced that "civility isn't working" and that they should prepare for "violence... to fight to protect our democracy."
A third lawmaker described some of the messages from people online as "crazy ****," saying that some told them to "storm the White House and stuff like that."
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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President Donald Trump has enraged Democratic voters with the speed at which he is enacting his agenda. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A seventh lawmaker recounted a meeting they had with constituents that laid bare the desire for escalation.
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"I actually said in a meeting, 'When they light a fire, my thought is to grab an extinguisher,'" the lawmaker detailed.
"And someone at the table said, 'Have you tried gasoline?'" they added.
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