The Alarming Rise of Political Violence and Assassination Culture

[00:00] If we have learned anything in the last

[00:02] 3 weeks, it is that we have an alarming

[00:04] assassination culture in our society.

[00:07] And yes, sorry mainstream media, it is

[00:09] coming from one side

[00:15] because part of the country doesn't just

[00:17] hate us and hates our values, but they

[00:19] are actively wishing death upon us. And

[00:22] no, this is not some fringe ideology.

[00:24] This is even coming from Democrat

[00:26] politicians whose cries for murder and

[00:29] violence upon their political opponents

[00:31] is being ignored or actively excused by

[00:35] their own political party. And I'm sure

[00:37] you can guess who they are actively

[00:40] blaming for this type of rhetoric. Now,

[00:42] before we get into that important topic,

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[01:13] those updates. Now, getting into this

[01:15] story, I want to bring it back to

[01:17] Charlie Kirk. Charlie was assassinated

[01:20] on September 10th. But what you might

[01:22] not know is that back in April, Charlie

[01:25] posted this tweet. He said, "Assenation

[01:28] culture is spreading on the left." 48%

[01:31] of liberals say that it would be at

[01:32] least somewhat justified to murder Elon

[01:35] Musk. 55% said the same thing about

[01:38] Donald Trump. In California, activists

[01:41] are naming ballot measures after Luigi

[01:43] Manion. Now, you should also know that

[01:44] just a couple of weeks ago, Luigi

[01:46] Manion's charges were dropped from a

[01:47] first-degree to a seconddegree murder

[01:49] charge. And yes, people were celebrating

[01:52] and cheering in the streets. People were

[01:54] on camera talking about how they are in

[01:55] love with AI versions of Luigi. And

[01:58] again, this is a man that shot a

[02:00] healthcare CEO, a husband, and a father

[02:03] in broad daylight. And they are

[02:04] celebrating this. Like, these are the

[02:05] types of people that Charlie is talking

[02:07] about here. The left is being whipped

[02:09] into a violent frenzy. Any setback,

[02:12] whether losing an election or losing a

[02:13] court case, justifies a maximally

[02:16] violent response. This is the natural

[02:18] outgrowth of left-wing protest culture,

[02:20] tolerating violence and mayhem for years

[02:22] on end. The cowardice of local

[02:24] prosecutors and school officials have

[02:26] turned the left into a ticking time

[02:28] bomb. Now, this tweet went viral quickly

[02:30] after Charlie's assassination for a

[02:32] really important reason, because reading

[02:34] this genuinely gives me chills because

[02:36] Charlie was talking about the thing that

[02:37] would inevitably take his life. And this

[02:40] is just so heartbreaking to go back and

[02:42] read because the ticking time bomb that

[02:44] he was talking about went off on

[02:46] September 10th and it has not stopped

[02:49] because the last three weeks have been

[02:51] an incredibly disgusting, horrifying

[02:54] display of violence and this exact

[02:56] assassination culture that Charlie was

[02:58] tweeting about. Because within days of

[02:59] his assassination, a bomb was lit but

[03:02] failed to go off under a Fox News van in

[03:04] Utah that was covering Charlie's

[03:06] assassination. And you can see that

[03:08] right here. Two men have now been

[03:09] arrested for this. Then just a couple

[03:11] days later, there was a bomb threat at

[03:13] RFK Jr.'s home. Just days later, a

[03:16] 23-year-old man opened fire at a New

[03:18] Hampshire country club while screaming,

[03:20] "Free Palestine." And of course, they're

[03:22] still saying that there is no political

[03:23] motive. They have no idea why he would

[03:25] have done this. I'm sorry. The political

[03:27] motive is right there. Eyewitnesses have

[03:29] given you that motive. Now, just a

[03:31] couple days later after that, again, we

[03:33] just have bing bang boom right after

[03:34] each other. a man shot into a local ABC

[03:37] news building allegedly in protest of

[03:39] Kimmel being taken off the air. And he

[03:42] left a note warning that Trump officials

[03:44] would be next. This is all within 10

[03:48] days of Charlie's assassination. Then

[03:50] just 2 days after that, another man shot

[03:52] into an ICE facility in Dallas, killing

[03:54] two detainees. Although officials have

[03:56] said that he was probably aiming at ICE

[03:58] officials, considering that the bullets

[03:59] he left on the scene after killing

[04:01] himself were engraved with anti-ICE.

[04:03] Just take a listen to this video.

[04:05] >> Early evidence that we've seen

[04:09] from uh rounds that were found near the

[04:12] suspected shooter contain messages that

[04:14] are anti-ICE in nature.

[04:16] >> And then here are the bullets in

[04:17] question. This was posted by Cash Patel

[04:20] quickly after the event took place. Now,

[04:22] that was not the only attack on ICE

[04:24] officials because just this weekend, DHS

[04:27] agents patrolling in Chicago were

[04:28] ambushed and boxed in by 10 different

[04:31] cars with one of the attackers holding

[04:33] up a semi-automatic weapon. Now, the

[04:35] agents obviously opened fire because

[04:37] they were being ambushed. They were

[04:38] about to be attacked and one of the

[04:40] drivers who was ambushing them was shot.

[04:42] And of course, this is how the

[04:43] mainstream media is covering it. If you

[04:45] Google this story, it says, "Border

[04:47] Patrol agents shoot armed women. Federal

[04:49] agents shoot women in Chicago

[04:50] neighborhood. protesters shot in

[04:52] Chicago. So that's the story that you're

[04:54] running with. The DHS agents are just

[04:57] open firing into crowds of people. No,

[04:59] they were being ambushed. And I just

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[06:18] okay, well, what is, you know, what is

[06:20] causing all of this violence. It is the

[06:22] rhetoric from activists and politicians

[06:25] on the left. It is people saying that we

[06:28] are fascists. It's people calling us

[06:30] Nazis. It's saying that we need to be

[06:31] eradicated because of our beliefs. So

[06:34] after years and years of that kind of

[06:38] dialogue, of that kind of violent name

[06:40] calling, no wonder this is happening.

[06:43] Like genuinely, like it is not

[06:45] surprising. But what is possibly even

[06:47] more alarming is that this type of

[06:49] violence, this rhetoric, this behavior

[06:51] is again, like I said, not just coming

[06:52] from fringe protesters or angry basement

[06:56] dwellers who post on blue sky about

[06:58] hating right-wingers. No, it is coming

[07:01] from mainstream Democratic politicians,

[07:04] people who are propped up and supported

[07:06] by the Democrat party. And that is what

[07:08] we saw take place this weekend in

[07:10] Virginia. The Democrat candidate for

[07:12] attorney general in Virginia, whose name

[07:13] is Jay Jones, has been exposed as of

[07:15] this weekend for texts where he wished

[07:18] death upon the former Virginia GOP House

[07:21] Speaker Todd Gilbert and his family.

[07:23] Now, all of this took place back in

[07:25] 2022, but because of the events of the

[07:27] last three weeks, I think that these

[07:29] texts are incredibly relevant. And

[07:30] obviously, the media thought so as well,

[07:33] because this is what Jay Jones was

[07:35] saying about his opponent. He was

[07:37] texting a colleague of his who was also

[07:39] a Republican, and he said, "If those

[07:41] guys die before me," he's talking about

[07:43] conservatives, "I will go to their

[07:45] funerals to piss on their graves. Send

[07:48] them out a wash in something." And his

[07:49] friend responds and says, "Jay Jones."

[07:51] He said, "Three people, two bullets.

[07:53] Gilbert, Hitler, and Pulpot." Gilbert

[07:56] gets two bullets to the head. Spoiler.

[07:58] Put Gilbert in the crew with the two

[08:00] worst people you know. And he receives

[08:02] both bullets every time. Now, his friend

[08:05] responds and says, "Jay, please stop."

[08:06] And he goes, "lol. Okay. Okay." His

[08:09] friend responds and says, "It really

[08:10] bothers me when you talk about hurting

[08:12] people or wishing death upon them." Now,

[08:13] allegedly, as the story goes, this

[08:15] friend then called Jay to talk about

[08:17] this conversation. And on that phone

[08:18] call, Jay dug his heels in even more. He

[08:21] was not joking about any of this. He

[08:23] then said on the phone that he wished

[08:25] Todd's wife, Jennifer, would watch their

[08:28] children die in her arms so that Todd

[08:30] would change his opinion on policy. When

[08:32] they got off the phone, when he was

[08:33] pushed on this via text again, this is

[08:36] how he responded. His friend said, "You

[08:37] weren't simply asking questions and you

[08:39] know it." And he said, "I genuinely was.

[08:41] I wasn't attacking you. I was trying to

[08:43] understand your logic." He said, "You

[08:44] weren't trying to understand. You were

[08:45] talking about hoping Jennifer Gilbert's

[08:47] children would die. And he said, "Yes,

[08:49] I've told you this before. Only when

[08:51] people feel pain personally do they move

[08:54] on policy." So, he is saying this man's

[08:57] children, his family deserves to die

[09:00] because that is the only way that he

[09:02] will change his opinions to mirror mine.

[09:04] And at the end of the day, me Jay Jones,

[09:06] that is all I care about. But he doesn't

[09:08] stop there. The texts continue and he

[09:09] said, "I asked you point blank more than

[09:12] three times and you dug in that you

[09:13] meant it. I am honestly questioning a

[09:14] lot today. And Jay responds and says, "I

[09:16] mean, do I think that Todd and Jennifer

[09:18] are evil and that they're breeding

[09:19] little fascists?" Yes. So, because Jay

[09:23] Jones disagrees with his political

[09:25] opponent, the former GOP House Speaker

[09:27] of Virginia, this man's innocent

[09:29] children, children who are under the age

[09:31] of 10 or were under the age of 10 at the

[09:32] time, they deserve to die, to send a

[09:35] message to a father that Jay Jones

[09:38] disagrees with. Now, obviously

[09:40] everything that we just read is

[09:41] disgusting enough as it is. That is

[09:44] horrifying. But also, I say that it's

[09:45] horrifying. And yet, we live in a world

[09:47] where I see this type of rhetoric every

[09:49] single day online, as I am sure that you

[09:51] do. And that's disgusting. But what is

[09:52] even more disgusting, what is even more

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[11:47] Now Jay Jones, to his credit, he did

[11:49] apologize. He apparently called the

[11:50] Gilberts and took accountability for

[11:53] these horrifying texts that he sent in

[11:54] 2022. But immediately after his quote

[11:57] unquote apology, he blameshifted and

[12:01] started talking about Trump and the

[12:03] Trump controlled media and his

[12:04] Republican opponent who is currently

[12:06] running against him for Virginia AG. And

[12:09] in his statement after his quote unquote

[12:11] apology, he said, "Like all people, I've

[12:14] sent text messages that I regret." Okay.

[12:16] Well, no. I actually don't think that

[12:18] all of us have sent texts wishing death

[12:20] upon people we disagree with. I think

[12:22] that that actually might be something

[12:23] that is unique to you, Jay Jones. But he

[12:25] goes on and says, I believe that violent

[12:27] rhetoric has no place in our politics. I

[12:29] mean, I'm laughing because that is so

[12:31] insane based on what we just read.

[12:33] Obviously, you don't believe that, J.

[12:35] Jones. Obviously. So, why are you even

[12:37] pretending? But it gets better. He said,

[12:38] "Let's be clear about what is happening

[12:40] in the attorney general race right now.

[12:42] Jason Myares, who is the incumbent who

[12:43] is running against Jay Jones, is

[12:45] dropping smears through Trump controlled

[12:47] media organizations to assault my

[12:49] character and rescue his desperate

[12:51] campaign. He's dropping smears. I'm

[12:54] sorry. I would think that smears are

[12:56] lies and slander using your own words

[12:59] against you. Sorry. I think that's just

[13:02] honest. I think that's fair game at this

[13:04] point. If you acknowledge that you sent

[13:06] those texts, releasing those to the

[13:08] public, allowing the public to

[13:09] understand who they could possibly be

[13:11] voting for. It's not smears. That's just

[13:13] good journalism. That's just putting

[13:15] everything out for people to assess

[13:17] their options, to assess their choices.

[13:19] Jay, he goes on and he says, "This is a

[13:21] strategy that ensures that Jason will

[13:22] continue to be accountable to Donald

[13:24] Trump, not the people of Virginia. This

[13:26] race is about whether Trump can control

[13:28] Virginia or Virginiaians control

[13:30] Virginia." How did you even get to this

[13:33] point? Do you think that Donald Trump is

[13:35] calling up Jason saying, "You need to

[13:38] come up with some texts. You need to

[13:40] find some dirt." I I'm don't think that

[13:42] Trump knew about these texts. You did

[13:44] this all on your own, buddy. By wishing

[13:47] death against your political opponent,

[13:50] you put yourself in the situation. This

[13:52] is not Trump's fault. Trump cannot be

[13:54] the scapegoat to every single one of

[13:57] your issues. Trump cannot be the

[13:58] scapegoat to every single problem that

[14:00] our society is facing. spiritual the

[14:03] moral problems that our society is

[14:05] facing. And you're saying, you know,

[14:06] what this race in Virginia is actually

[14:08] about. I actually agree that it's not

[14:10] just about attorney general. I actually

[14:12] think that this race in Virginia is now

[14:14] about good versus evil. Especially when

[14:16] your party, the Democrats, are still

[14:18] fully behind you. This is the statement

[14:21] that the Virginia Beach Democrats put

[14:23] out in support of Jay Jones after these

[14:26] texts came out. They said, "We reaffirm

[14:28] our full support of Jay Jones for

[14:30] attorney general. We are lined up 10

[14:32] toes down ready to organize, mobilize,

[14:36] and deliver votes for Jay in our entire

[14:38] Democratic ticket. Recent press may have

[14:41] spotlighted past mistakes may possibly.

[14:44] We say let those without sin cast the

[14:47] first stone. Okay, so now you care about

[14:48] God. Now you care about Christ and what

[14:50] the Bible says. Great. Thank you,

[14:51] Democrats. Jay Jones has taken

[14:52] responsibility, apologized, and shown

[14:54] that he is committed to serving with

[14:55] integrity and accountability that his

[14:57] public record already shows.

[14:59] Virginiaians deserve a leader who

[15:01] learns, grows, and stands for everyday

[15:03] people. And Jay is that leader. Now,

[15:04] what is even more hysterical about this

[15:06] entire situation is that Jay Jones was

[15:09] arrested a few years ago for reckless

[15:11] driving. And instead of being uh put in

[15:13] prison, instead of going to jail for

[15:15] this reckless driving, he was given, I

[15:17] believe it was 500 or 500 plus hours of

[15:20] community service. And he did over half

[15:23] of those hours working at his own pack

[15:26] for his own campaign. And this is a man

[15:28] that is running for attorney general.

[15:30] The highest law enforcement individual

[15:34] in the state is laughable. Like it gen

[15:37] every single part of the situation is so

[15:40] disgustingly laughable. It then goes on

[15:42] and says Jay Jones is a stark contrast

[15:44] to Jason Marez in every way. In his

[15:46] tenure, Jason has failed to stand up for

[15:48] Virginia families concerns or values. He

[15:50] has not defended women's reproductive

[15:51] rights, workers rights, or protected the

[15:53] hundreds of thousands of Virginiaians

[15:54] who are on the verge of losing access to

[15:56] their health care benefits and service

[15:58] providers. Well, you know what? Jason

[15:59] also didn't wish death upon his

[16:02] political opponent. So, I think he has

[16:04] that above Jay Jones. Guys, this is the

[16:08] vile and soulless behavior that is

[16:11] making up the modern Democratic party.

[16:13] And at this point, turning a blind eye

[16:15] is unfortunately expected from the party

[16:18] whose voters have cheered and supported

[16:20] such violence. who went on Tik Tok and X

[16:23] and Blue Sky and Instagram and Facebook

[16:25] and cheered in celebration at the

[16:27] assassination of Charlie Kirk. A good

[16:29] man who truly just wanted to unite

[16:32] America. Who truly in every single one

[16:34] of his debates sought to understand his

[16:37] opponent. Sought to find a place where

[16:40] they would agree. Who wanted the best

[16:42] for every single person that he

[16:43] interacted with. Even if he knew that

[16:46] you hated him. even if you vehemently

[16:49] disagreed with every single one of his

[16:51] values, he wanted the best for you. And

[16:54] they cheered for this man's murder. So,

[16:56] no, I'm not surprised that Virginia's

[16:57] Democratic Party is turning a blind eye.

[17:00] Now, I also want to say that I don't

[17:02] think this kind of rhetoric or violence

[17:03] is accidental right now. I'm not saying

[17:05] that everything that we've seen over the

[17:06] last 3 weeks is completely coordinated,

[17:08] but I do think that there is an

[17:09] intentional attempt to breed chaos and

[17:12] division under the Trump administration

[17:13] and that the Democrats are using this to

[17:16] go against Trump so they can turn around

[17:18] and say, "Actually, kind of like Jay

[17:20] Jones did, actually this is all Trump's

[17:22] fault. This is why Trump needs to be out

[17:23] of office. This is why conservatives are

[17:24] so awful because this is happening under

[17:27] the Trump administration, which is

[17:29] already being said by people like

[17:31] Destiny." And you guys know how I feel

[17:33] about the streamer Destiny. But let's

[17:34] just listen to what he said on a recent

[17:36] appearance uh on Pierce Morgan's show.

[17:39] >> I think that the only way this country

[17:41] moves forward into a better world is

[17:43] when conservatives can finally realize

[17:45] that they need to turn the temperature

[17:46] down on their side. We are 10 years into

[17:50] whatever this Trump madness is. And

[17:52] there is not a single mainstream

[17:53] conservative that will call for a

[17:55] lowering of the temperature on their

[17:56] side. I think that liberals need to wake

[17:59] up and finally realize that if they're

[18:00] not willing to do it, it will never come

[18:02] down. If you wanted Charlie Kirk to be

[18:04] alive, Donald Trump shouldn't have been

[18:06] president for the second term. Every

[18:07] time he's in office, this happens.

[18:09] People joked about when Biden came in,

[18:11] it was so boring. Nothing was going on.

[18:13] Seven out of 10 of the largest protests

[18:15] in American history have happened under

[18:17] Donald Trump.

[18:18] >> So, it's all Trump's fault. Every part

[18:20] of this is Trump's fault. But of course,

[18:22] it's not the actions of conservatives.

[18:24] Conservatives are not the ones that are

[18:26] shooting ICE officials. Conservatives

[18:28] are not the ones who are wishing death

[18:30] upon our political opponents.

[18:31] Conservatives are not the ones that are

[18:33] shooting up country clubs that are

[18:35] setting governor's homes on fire while

[18:38] their children are inside. We're not

[18:40] doing that. That is the left. You cannot

[18:42] blame that on Donald Trump. I mean,

[18:44] Destiny, truly, like I I didn't believe

[18:46] that you could stoop any lower. And yet

[18:48] you did. Like, Trump is not responsible

[18:50] for the mental illness and the rhetoric

[18:52] of extremists in your political party.

[18:54] Trump is not responsible for your

[18:56] inability to have civil disagreements.

[18:58] to understand that you live in a country

[18:59] where where sometimes people are not

[19:01] going to agree with every single one of

[19:02] your values and that sometimes a

[19:04] different political party is going to be

[19:06] in power and you have to learn how to

[19:08] cope with that. Like that is not Trump's

[19:10] fault. That is on the left and I'm

[19:12] sorry, but we will never be like you. If

[19:16] you made it all the way to the end of

[19:17] this episode, thank you so much for

[19:19] watching. And if you're in the mood for

[19:20] more, I've got even more episodes right

[19:22] here that I think you'll love.