Trump doubles down on blaming 'radical left' after vow to go after political violence"The radicals on the left are the problem," Trump said on Friday.
By Alexandra Hutzler and Michelle Stoddart
September 12, 2025
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.
During an appearance on "Fox & Friends," Trump was asked about the presence of radical individuals on both sides of the aisle and how it can be fixed to bring the country together.
"Because we have radicals on the right as well. We have radicals on the left. People have gotten are watching all of these videos and cheering. Some people are cheering that Charlie was, was killed. How do we fix this country? How do we come back together?" co-host Ainsley Earhardt asked the president.
"I'll tell you something that's going to get me in trouble, but I couldn't care less. The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don't want to see crime. They don't want to see crime. Worried about the border. They're saying, We don't want these people coming in. We don't want you burning our shopping centers. We don't want you shooting our people in the middle of the street," Trump said.
"The radicals on the left are the problem," Trump continued, "and they're vicious and they're horrible and they're politically savvy, although they want men and women sports, they want transgender for everyone, they want open borders."
The comments come after Trump on Wednesday, just hours after Kirk's killing and before details about the suspect or motivations were known, blamed the "radical left" and vowed to take action against those he claims contribute to political violence.
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In the video, Trump listed attacks in recent years against himself and other conservative figures but made no mention of violence that affected Democratic individuals, including the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband this past June.
"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.
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He's always been a troll, posting negative comments everyone else to build himself up and surrounding himself with sycophants to inflate his self-image. That invites a reaction from or about those who are targeted.
After returning home, Tyler Robinson messaged his roommate to pick up his rifle for him. He mentioned on Discord before the attack that the rifle was in a drop point. Apparently delusional that others were going to help him because they shared his opinions about Kirk. |
