President Donald Trump on Friday doubled down on blaming what he called the “radical left” for political violence in the United States after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
“We have a radical left group of lunatics out there, just absolute lunatics, and we’re going to get that problem solved,” Trump said again on Thursday.
The administration’s yet to detail how exactly it plans to follow through on Trump’s pledge to take on political violence.
She signaled the public would hear more from President Trump on this matter soon.
President Trump, however, has urged his supporters to respond with “nonviolence.”
Following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Friday, President Donald Trump stepped up his accusations against the “radical left” for political violence in the US.
When Trump appeared on “Fox and Friends,” he was questioned about the existence of radicals on both sides of the spectrum and how to resolve this issue to unite the nation.
“Because the right also has radicals.”. On the left, we have radicals. People have been cheering and watching all of these videos. The fact that Charlie was killed has some people cheering. Co-host Ainsley Earhardt turned to the president and asked, “How do we fix this country? How do we come back together?”.
I could care less about the fact that I’m going to get into trouble for what I’m about to say. The reason right-wing radicals are frequently radical is because they dislike crime. They’d rather not witness crime. Concerned about the border. We don’t want these people entering, they’re saying. You shouldn’t set our shopping malls on fire. “You shouldn’t shoot our people in the middle of the road,” Trump declared.
Trump went on, “The problem is the radicals on the left, and they’re nasty, vicious, and politically astute. They want open borders, they want transgender equality for all, and they want men’s and women’s sports.”. “.”.
The remarks follow Trump’s Wednesday accusations of the “radical left” and his vow to take action against those he says incite political violence, just hours after Kirk was killed and before any information about the suspect or his motivations was known.
In a Wednesday night video message recorded in the Oval Office, Trump declared, “My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizations that fund it and support it, as well as those who go after our judges, law enforcement officials, and everyone else who brings order to our country.”.
In the video, Trump mentioned recent assaults on himself and other conservative leaders, but he did not address violence against Democrats, such as the June assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband.
Trump reiterated his statement on Thursday: “We have a radical left group of lunatics out there, just absolute lunatics, and we’re going to get that problem solved.”.
The FBI named Tyler Robinson as a suspect in Kirk’s murder on Friday. It was unclear why Robinson did it, but Utah Republican Gov. Days prior to the shooting, Spencer Cox claimed to have written on shell casings and to have sworn his distaste for Kirk and his opinions over dinner with a relative. More information about his past was not immediately available.
How the administration intends to carry out Trump’s promise to combat political violence has not yet been made clear.
On Thursday, the State Department seemed to take one step when it directed consular officials to “take appropriate action” against foreigners who were allegedly “praising, rationalizing, or making light of” Kirk’s murder.
Christopher Landau, the Deputy Secretary of State, wrote on X, “Given the terrible murder of a prominent political figure yesterday, I want to emphasize that foreigners who incite hatred and violence are not welcome visitors to our country.”.
On his radio program Thursday, conservative pundit Scott Jennings questioned White House chief of staff Susie Wiles about the administration’s strategy to combat “left-wing extremism.”. “.
She hinted that the public would soon hear more from President Trump on this issue.
According to Wiles, “we were actually already working, spurred as much by the Ukrainian woman who was killed on the train as by Charlie’s tragic passing, a more comprehensive plan on violence in America, the importance of free speech and civil speech, the ways that you can address these, these — [they can only be called] hate groups that may breed this kind of behavior.”.
“The president will therefore be informing the American people of our plans in the days ahead. Wiles went on, “It won’t be simple. “You have to start somewhere, and the president is dedicated to doing so. There are one layer after another, and some of this hateful rhetoric is generational. “,”.
A number of well-known MAGA leaders have demanded a crackdown on left-wingers, even going so far as to claim that Kirk’s passing portends “war.”. “..”.
However, President Trump has called on his followers to react “nonviolently.”. “.”.
What Trump said about Kirk was that “he was an advocate of nonviolence.”. That’s the way I want people to react. “,”.
Trump urged Kirk’s supporters to cast ballots on Friday by taking action.
Trump said, “You want revenge at the voter box,” on “Fox & Friends.”. “.
