Anti-maskers are getting more violent — and Trump’s not helping
Two sisters in Chicago stabbed a security guard after he told them to use hand sanitizer and wear masks.
By Donna Provencher - October 29, 2020Two sisters in Chicago stabbed a security guard after he told them to use hand sanitizer and wear masks.
By Donna Provencher - October 29, 2020Trump has a history of encouraging his supporters to commit violence against his perceived enemies.
By Tana Ganeva - October 22, 2020Supporters of the former vice president and his running mate, Kamala Harris, face growing harassment as the election nears.
By Donna Provencher - October 22, 2020Rep. Ralph Norman is the latest Republican to claim violence at protests is unique to Democratic areas.
By Josh Israel - September 03, 2020Donald Trump’s demands for ‘law and order’ apply only to some.
By Josh Israel - September 01, 2020The White House press secretary also ignored questions about the 17-year-old who shot and killed two people in Kenosha last week.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 31, 2020In a speech in Pittsburgh, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that Donald Trump ‘can’t stop the violence — because for years he’s fomented it.’
By Josh Israel - August 31, 2020Trump praised far-right extremists attacking counterprotesters over the weekend as ‘GREAT PATRIOTS!’
By Associated Press - August 31, 2020Trump had said in his inaugural address that the so-called American carnage would end in January 2017.
By Josh Israel - August 07, 2020Many of them were women of color.
By Casey Quinlan - May 12, 2020Attorney General William Barr and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt will oversee the effort, which targets new and unsolved missing person and murder cases.
By Associated Press - November 29, 2019Trump has been vocal in the past about his condemnation of violent video games, which he claims cause mass shootings, but has not commented on a video of him killing political opponents and members of the media.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 14, 2019Washington state Republicans don’t seem eager to expel Rep. Matt Shea, even though he seems just fine with violence and illegal surveillance against political opponents.
By Lisa Needham - April 23, 2019Ordinary Americans are willing to stand up to racism when Trump won’t.
By Oliver Willis - April 17, 2019Trump keeps fantasizing about vigilante violence against his political opponents.
By Oliver Willis - March 14, 2019Sen. Doug Jones says extremists are taking cues from the Trump administration’s hateful words and deeds.
By Oliver Willis - March 05, 2019Trump lashed out at CNN with dangerous, violence-inducing rhetoric soon after his own press secretary said he opposes violence.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 22, 2019Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on Trump to take responsibility for rhetoric that leads to violence.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 12, 2019Right-wing extremists killed more people in the U.S. last year than in any year since 1995 — and Trump is dismantling our ability to deal with the threat.
By Caroline Orr - February 03, 2019A new report shows right-wing terrorism is surging under Trump’s leadership — and experts say it’s not a coincidence.
By Caroline Orr - November 27, 2018The extremist group has close ties to the Trump White House, the Republican Party, and high-profile right-wing media figures.
By Caroline Orr - November 20, 2018With hate crimes surging nationwide, not a single Republican will sign on as a co-sponsor to a bill to address the problem.
By Caroline Orr - November 16, 2018In a new interview, Trump issued a chilling dog whistle to his extremist base that effectively legitimizes future violence before it occurs.
By Caroline Orr - November 15, 2018Armed militias and other vigilantes are heeding Trump’s call and heading to the border to confront migrants — and put our troops in danger.
By Caroline Orr - November 04, 2018Just days after the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history, the Trump administration is reportedly about to end a DHS program devoted to countering violent extremism in America.
By Caroline Orr - November 01, 2018Violent criminals are saying Trump’s anti-Muslim rage should let them get away with shorter prison sentences.
By Caroline Orr - November 01, 2018Republicans won’t denounce the strain of extremism fueling violent attacks — because doing so would mean denouncing themselves.
By Caroline Orr - October 29, 2018Trump couldn’t wait more than a few hours to start attacking the victims.
By Tommy Christopher - October 24, 2018Republicans are refusing to disavow the pro-Trump ‘Proud Boys’ group responsible for a vicious mob-style attack this weekend in New York.
By Caroline Orr - October 15, 2018