55% Of Leftists Say They Could ‘Somewhat Justify’ A Trump Assassination: Study

[Anti Federalist]

55% Of Leftists Say They Could ‘Somewhat Justify’ A Trump Assassination: Study

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“This report points to disturbingly high levels of support for political violence ..."

By Hank Berrien

Apr 7, 2025 DailyWire.com

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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A new study finds that 55% of self-identified leftists thought murdering President Donald Trump would be somewhat justifiable.

The Network of Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) joined Rutgers University’s Social Perception Lab to conduct the study titled “Assassination Culture: How Burning Teslas and Killing Billionaires Became a Meme Aesthetic for Political Violence,” which states that an “assassination culture” appears to be “emerging within segments of the U.S. public on the extreme left, with expanding targets now including figures such as Donald Trump,” The Federalist reports.

“These attitudes are not fringe — they reflect an emergent assassination culture, grounded in far-left authoritarianism and increasingly normalized in digital discourse,” the report declares.

The report states that 55% of respondents who viewed themselves as left-of-center said the murder of Trump could be somewhat justified; 48% said the same of Elon Musk. Among all respondents, 38% said it would be somewhat justified if Trump were assassinated, while 31% said the same about Musk.

The report claims the social media platform BlueSky “plays a significant and predictive role in amplifying radical ideation.”

“NCRI also found that users are increasingly tying the ‘memification’ of (Luigi) Mangione with calls for political violence against Trump, Musk and others, ‘reflecting the growing cyber-social presence of assassination culture,'” The Federalist reported.

“This report points to disturbingly high levels of support for political violence, particularly targeting President Donald Trump and Elon Musk,” the report asserts. “Across survey responses, nearly one-third of respondents—and a significantly higher share of left-leaning respondents—expressed some degree of justification for acts of lethal violence.”

“Unless political and cultural leadership explicitly confronts and condemns this trend, NCRI assesses a growing probability of real-world escalation,” the report warns. “Given the current economic volatility and institutional distrust, the online normalization of political violence may increasingly translate into offline action.”

 

[PAF]

Just send him to Gitmo or El Salvador and call it squared

 

[DamianTV]

65% of Rightists say They Could ‘Somewhat Justify’ A Leftist Assassination: Study that I just made up.

 

[Anti Federalist]

 

[PAF]

65% of Rightists say They Could ‘Somewhat Justify’ A Leftist Assassination: Study that I just made up.

Right Wing: Down with Biden, he wants higher Tariffs!

Left Wing: Down with Trump, he wants higher Tariffs!

How about we send both of them to Gitmo or El Salvador and then we'll call it even?


Ron Paul: 3rd party? How about we go back to a 2-party system?

 

[Anti Globalist]

That percentage seems way too low. Seems more like 100% want him assassinated.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Just send him to Gitmo or El Salvador and call it squared

I'm all for it.

Have a working group of Marxists in DC get together: Schumer, Schiff, Jeffries, Jackson and some of the rest.

Have them declare themselves a shadow government and call up a platoon or two of like minded federal marshals or security apparatchiks and drag him out of the White House. Maybe they'll kill him in the process, bonus.

And then we'll find out where these fans really stand.

Enough of this pussy footing around.

 

[PAF]

I'm all for it.

Have a working group of Marxists in DC get together: Schumer, Schiff, Jeffries, Jackson and some of the rest.

Have them declare themselves a shadow government and call up a platoon or two of like minded federal marshals or security apparatchiks and drag him out of the White House. Maybe they'll kill him in the process, bonus.

And then we'll find out where these fans really stand.

Enough of this pussy footing around.

Unless I misinterpreted... are you finally seeing Trump for what he really is?

 

[Anti Federalist]

Unless I misinterpreted... are you finally seeing Trump for what he really is?

A better martyr than a president?

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Trained Marxists. Educated by stealth Marxist infiltrators in the Saul Alinsky philosophy. BAMN.

 

[oyarde]

So 54 percent of country?

 

[Voluntarist]

A better martyr than a president?

Admission that he's a lousy POTUS and only has value as a martyr?

=== Edited ===
I thought the guy was relatively benign until he started sending people to foreign prisons without due process; and unilaterally, without Senate advice or consent, started levying worldwide tariffs. Now, in my mind, he's Hitler in the late 20's and early 30's. I still don't get the whole "assassinate Hitler early" thing, but I understand the arguments surrounding the moral dilemma - I just don't think libertarianism supports them.

 

[PAF]

A better martyr than a president?

As long as people keep referring to everyday Americans as "Marxist" and "Fascists", they will always be pitting against each other and not learn the truth to work toward a better overall society.

The education system and media are to blame in this, along with the lack of personal responsibility to educate themselves. Most everyday people just want to survive and go about their day, and not be impacted by crony government officials.

As you already know, I don't "toe the line" and will keep pointing out the "errors" of these politicians - Trump included.

 

[Anti Federalist]

As long as people keep referring to everyday Americans as "Marxist" and "Fascists", they will always be pitting against each other and not learn the truth to work toward a better overall society.

The education system and media are to blame in this, along with the lack of personal responsibility to educate themselves. Most everyday people just want to survive and go about their day, and not be impacted by crony government officials.

As you already know, I don't "toe the line" and will keep pointing out the "errors" of these politicians - Trump included.

You get the Marxists and the coloreds and the JRBs to stop saying shit like this, and meaning it, I'll consider coming to the table.

Until then, they can all fuck totally off.

 

[TheTexan]

If he's literally Hitler like they say, then what are they waiting for

 

[Anti Federalist]

If he's literally Hitler like they say, then what are they waiting for

Exactly.

They already shot him once.

 

[Voluntarist]

So 54 percent of country?

You understand how bad Americans are with math, right?

 

[PAF]

You get the Marxists and the coloreds and the JRBs to stop saying shit like this, and meaning it, I'll consider coming to the table.

Until then, they can all fuck totally off.

We've talked about this before; get out more, eat a few more wings, and talk to others around you. You'd be surprised by how people can come to at least some agreement, once you lay out a rational case.

As far as this "white supremacy" thing, I dig chick of all nationalities and color, I'm nondiscriminatory as far as that Plus they don't see me as some kind of threat so they're easier to talk to

 

[Anti Federalist]

Admission that he's a lousy POTUS and only has value as a martyr?

=== Edited ===
I thought the guy was relatively benign until he started sending people to foreign prisons without due process; and unilaterally, without Senate advice or consent, started levying worldwide tariffs. Now, in my mind, he's Hitler in the late 20's and early 30's. I still don't get the whole "assassinate Hitler early" thing, but I understand the arguments surrounding the moral dilemma - I just don't think libertarianism supports them.

If the people didn't want Germany 1934, then they should not have recreated Germany 1928.

 

[Anti Federalist]

We've talked about this before; get out more, eat a few more wings, and talk to others around you. You'd be surprised by how people can come to at least some agreement, once you lay out a rational case.

I used to think that.

COVID broke people. Or maybe it was the final straw.

My own mother, dead from complications from the very shot she heaped the foulest sort of abuse on me and my son both, for refusing to take, is just one example.

Or maybe I'm just sick and tired of it all and want this kicked off once and for all.

So yeah, I agree with you, drag him out the front steps of the White House, bonus for having a marshal shoot him on live TV.

And let's see what happens next.