Donald Trump may very well be plotting to outlaw the Democratic Party within the wake of the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, in accordance to one analyst.
NCS’s Jamal Simmons mentioned current feedback made by Trump and the White House deputy chief of employees, Stephen Miller, had been “absolutely a concern” relating to the way forward for the two-party system within the United States.
Appearing with Kaitlan Collins on The Source to talk about the political affect of Kirk’s assassination, Simmons mentioned: “The president’s deputy chief of staff came out today and called the Democratic Party an extremist organization, after the president said that he was going to take action against extremist organizations. Therefore, the question arises in my mind: Is the president of the United States going to outlaw the Democratic Party? Is that where we’re headed?
“Is the president of the United States going to unleash the Justice Department on the Democratic Party?”
Asked if that was his concern, Simmons mentioned: “It’s absolutely a concern. This president has shown he is willing to use the Department of Justice to go after his political enemies.
“It raises very real questions about a two-party democratic system in this country.”
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, at least one commentator says Donald Trump could also be making an attempt to outlaw his opposition (AFP/Getty)
On Monday, senior figures within the Trump administration claimed – with out presenting public proof – that the killing was the results of an organized left-wing terror plot. They vowed to go after the teams behind it.
“We are going to channel all of the anger that we have over the organised campaign that led to this assassination, to uproot and dismantle these terrorist networks,” said Miller, who appeared on a particular episode of Kirk’s podcast, which United States Vice President JD Vance hosted.
During the present, Vance additionally mentioned “left-wing extremism” was “part of the reason” Kirk was killed.
Last week, Trump said he needed to take “revenge” on Democrats at the poll field, which at least suggests he nonetheless believes the party might be his election opponents, earlier than including: “The radicals on the left are the problem, and they’re vicious and they’re horrible, and they’re politically savvy.”
In an August interview, Miller said, “The Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization.”
“The Democrat Party does not fight for, care about, or represent American citizens. It is an entity devoted exclusively to the defence of hardened criminals, gangbangers, and illegal alien killers and terrorists.”