Overview

• On CNN NewsNight, conservative guest Ben Ferguson argued that labels like "fascist" and "Nazi" lead to attacks, citing the assassination of Charlie Kirk and incidents at ICE facilities.
• Abby Phillip countered by playing a compilation of President Donald Trump calling opponents "communists," "Marxists," and "fascists."
• One clip featured Trump saying, "She's a Marxist, she's a fascist," about Vice President Kamala Harris.
• Ferguson maintained that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s remarks about ICE correlated with a later shooting, emphasizing the reported eight-hour gap.
• White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller accused Newsom of inciting "violence and terrorism," though the coverage offers no established causal link between rhetoric and specific attacks.