- Greg Sargent @ The New Republic: Trump Just Went on Fox and Issued an Unnerving Threat Against Liberals
Imagine that President Donald Trump actively wanted to encourage radical right-wing groups and “lone wolf” individuals to wage open violent warfare on anyone they deem a leftist anywhere in America. If Trump wanted to send that precise message, he could hardly do much better than the words he actually did deliver on Fox and Friends on Friday morning.
- Ben Johansen @ Politico: Trump says ‘we have to beat the hell’ out of ‘radical left lunatics’ after Kirk killing
President Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters that “we just have to beat the hell” out of “radical left lunatics,” following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
- Emily Davies and Michael Birnbaum @ The Washington Post: Trump vows to punish critics after slaying of Charlie Kirk
The president and his staff blame “radical left political violence” for the death of their friend and GOP activist.
- Abdallah Fayyad @ Vox: Donald Trump is lying about political violence
His story about the left and the right doesn’t hold up to the facts.
- Kiera Butler and Julianne McShane @ Mother Jones: Pardoned Insurrectionists Are Using Charlie Kirk’s Death to Call for Civil War
In the aftermath of Wednesday’s assassination of right-wing youth leader Charlie Kirk, in the midst of more sober calls for mourning and moderation, many far-right influencers quickly began to call for revenge against the left—whom they blamed for Kirk’s death. They did so even though the shooter still has not been identified, nor their motivations revealed. But it’s not just random individuals circulating such violent fantasies—leaders of prominent extremist groups and pardoned insurrectionists have issued calls to their networks to seek revenge.
- Farrah Tomazin @ The Daily Beast: Keystone Kash Kept Kirk Arrest Secret So Trump Could Spill on Fox
The investigation has placed FBI Director Kash Patel and his lack of experience under scrutiny.
