It’s the lunatics on the left, Trump says…
President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday he blames “the radical Left” for fueling politically motivated violence in the United States, warning it is likely to get worse if unchecked.
Speaking alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a briefing in the Oval Office, Trump said the surge in attacks was “dramatically overbalanced to one side.”
“Who do you hold responsible for the uptick in left-wing violence?” one reporter asked.
“Radical Left rhetoric. The Radical Left is causing the problem. They’re out of control,” Trump shot back. “They’re saying things, and they’re really dumb people. I mean, I look at Crockett, I look at some of these people, they’re very low IQ people actually.”
“But the radical Left is causing this problem,” he continued. “Not the Right. The radical Left. And it’s gonna get worse and ultimately it’s gonna go back on them. Bad things happen when they play these games. And I’ll give you a little clue. The Right is lot tougher than the Left, but the Right’s not doing this, they’re not doing it, and they better not get them energized, because it won’t be good for the Left. And I don’t want to see that happen. I am the president of all the people.”
“But the radical Left is causing this,” he repeated. “The radical Left Democrats are causing this problem and it’s — it gets worse. It gets worse. And it’ll be a point where other people won’t take anymore, and that will not be good for the radical Left, and we don’t want that.”
REPORTER: Who do you hold responsible for the uptick in left-wing violence?@POTUS: "Radical Left rhetoric. The Radical Left is causing the problem. They're out of control." pic.twitter.com/HN8JHSBIcg
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 25, 2025
Vice President JD Vance struck a similar tone in North Carolina earlier this week, blasting Left-leaning media outlets for amplifying attacks on law enforcement. Vance argued that anyone whose rhetoric puts officers in danger could “go straight to hell.”
🚨 HOLY CRAP! VP JD Vance just UNLEASHED on Democrats for their violent rhetoric against ICE and law enforcement, calls out Gavin Newsom BY NAME.
"YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL, and you have NO PLACE in the political conversation in the United States!"
"Because HERE'S WHAT… pic.twitter.com/UCYEAGP6LB
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 24, 2025
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