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Celerity

(51,975 posts)
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 02:26 PM Monday

Trump's Threats Darken on Fox News as MAGA Fury Over Kirk Goes Nuclear


As Trump declares open season on the left, a reporter who covers MAGA explains what far-right groups will take from this—and why it may spur a rise in organized violence.

https://newrepublic.com/article/200429/trump-threats-darken-fox-news-maga-fury-kirk-goes-nuclear

https://archive.ph/Azgoi



In an appalling move, President Trump went on Fox News and openly suggested that far-right political violence is typically justified as a response to left-wing extremism. This functionally tells Trump supporters that it is now open season on the liberal left after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Trump also signaled he will use the power of the state to exact retribution on Trump-MAGA’s designated scapegoats for Kirk’s killing. This comes as eruptions of MAGA fury over Kirk’s death, including calls for mass violence, are rising to alarming levels, making Trump’s encouragement even more depraved.

We talked to Will Sommer, who closely tracks the far right as a staff writer for The Bulwark. He discusses how far-right individuals and groups will take Trump’s signals as “sanction,” notes the “all-consuming anger” he’s seeing on the right, and suggests we may see more organized violence coming from those precincts going forward. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.

https://open.spotify.com/show/39bB7ap7275oJsA1b0BEO4

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent/id1728152109

https://megaphone.link/REUNH6722468206
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Trump's Threats Darken on Fox News as MAGA Fury Over Kirk Goes Nuclear (Original Post) Celerity Monday OP
It is time to ..... French Revolution Trump just like the french did to Louis and Marie Trueblue1968 Monday #1
Trump has asked for some_of_us_are_sane Monday #2
That and... D_Master81 Monday #3
👀 marking to read later. Frightening. underpants Monday #4
But how.can they justify taking it out on the left? Baitball Blogger Monday #5

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,009 posts)
2. Trump has asked for
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 02:46 PM
Monday
$58 million security boost for the EXECUTIVE and JUDICIAL branches of government.

(I guess the legislative branch can go pound salt because UNLIKE the other two branches, HALF of the executive branch is democrats. )

He's SUCH A JAGOFF!

D_Master81

(2,197 posts)
3. That and...
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 02:49 PM
Monday

When a ruling from the courts is needed he can say “I’ve provided you this security, would hate to have to cut back”. Or it’s a quid pro quo expecting them to scratch his back cause he helped them.

Baitball Blogger

(50,899 posts)
5. But how.can they justify taking it out on the left?
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:29 PM
Monday

Trump is trying to stoke a race war in order to wrestle control from the left. He is losing the battle as it stands today, do his only option is to declare martial law.

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