Overview

• Answering a question about recent violence, Trump said the “radical left” is responsible and cautioned that “bad things happen” if the right is “energized.”
• He asserted the right is “a lot tougher than the left,” a formulation opponents described as a thinly veiled threat that could escalate tensions.
• Authorities say the Sept. 24 shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas is under investigation and that the suspect sought to kill federal agents.
• The remarks came after the Sept. 10 assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, with both cases still being reviewed by law enforcement.
• A CSIS analysis found far-left plots and attacks outpaced the extreme right through July 4, 2025, while other reporting notes right-wing violence has historically caused most domestic-terror fatalities.