Top House Democrats labeled President Trump a “coward” Tuesday over his executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven countries, and likened the first few days of his administration to an authoritarian regime.

“President Trump is a coward. President Trump, Steve Bannon, and his cronies are cowards, and anyone who doesn’t stand up against this ban joins the ranks of cowards,” Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., said during the House Democrats’ weekly press conference.

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