The Democratic Party’s violent rhetoric must end

Published August 29, 2025 5:00am ET



The killing of two Catholic children on Wednesday in Minneapolis was not an isolated incident. It is part of a growing pattern of left-wing violence driven by hysterical Democratic Party rhetoric. If unhinged rhetoric continues, so will the killing.

Not one, but two assassins tried to kill President Donald Trump in 2024. Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who is running an undeclared White House bid, now use the attempted assassination as a punchline. In December that year, many on the Left celebrated Luigi Mangione’s cold-blooded killing of a health insurance executive. 

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