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Zorro

(18,148 posts)
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 10:10 AM Sep 12

Trump vows to punish critics after slaying of Charlie Kirk [View all]

Source: Washington Post

President Donald Trump, following the death of GOP activist and close friend Charlie Kirk, vowed to unleash the weight of his administration onto those he said contributed to an environment of “radical left political violence.”

How that might translate into policy has remained unclear, as the president and his aides have spent part of the last two days grieving while strategizing their next steps.

Trump invoked Kirk’s memory to urge supporters to refrain from retaliatory violence. But he also indicated a desire to not just punish the killer, but also to tackle what the president and his staff described as a movement bent on the destruction of the American way of life.

“The radicals on the left are the problem, and they’re vicious and they’re horrible and they’re politically savvy,” Trump said Friday morning on Fox News.

Read more: https://wapo.st/4n0sDeV

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Bring it on fatboy, I'm ready. nt ImNotGod Sep 12 #1
Careful. I heard zombies are contagious with their bite. SSJVegeta Sep 12 #9
PUNISH ALL THOSE REPUBLICANS DONNIE and ANNOUNCE YOU ARE BACK to DEMOCRAT! Brainfodder Sep 12 #2
Trump gets more evil every day. Irish_Dem Sep 12 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Chasstev365 Sep 12 #4
So he'll be beating ... littlemissmartypants Sep 12 #5
... Solly Mack Sep 12 #6
He knows that there hasn't been a "radical left" johnnyfins Sep 12 #7
The killer was alt right orangecrush Sep 12 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Random Person Sep 12 #10
I can't imagine Trump grieving anyone, at all, for any reason. Aristus Sep 12 #11
Every false allegation about the left is a confession. ananda Sep 12 #12
Carte blanche for radical right political violence, AnusMouth? lastlib Sep 12 #13
Was it a lefty that shot him or a disgruntled MAGArat ? republianmushroom Sep 12 #14
'punish critics', Oh , yes, land of the free. chuckle chuckle republianmushroom Sep 12 #15
Once again, Bayard Sep 12 #16
Epstein is really getting under his scabs Torchlight Sep 12 #17
Then there MILLIONS of us who are critics of the TACO. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 12 #18
(sarcasm alert) SarcasticSatyr Sep 12 #19
Well at least he can't talk out of both sides of his mouth now. twodogsbarking Sep 12 #20
Umm..the radical left that has a picture of them wearing a red Trump MAGA shirt? Bengus81 Sep 12 #21
How about fucking "punishing" the Culture that Cha Sep 12 #22
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