{"id":2491103,"date":"2025-09-25T15:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-literally-holding-this-country-hostage\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:21:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:21:28","slug":"democrats-are-literally-holding-this-country-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-literally-holding-this-country-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Are Literally Holding This Country Hostage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-are-literally-holding-this-country-hostage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2491103&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economist-rejects-uighur-genocide-determination\/\" title=\"\u2018Economist\u2019 Rejects Uighur Genocide Determination\">article argues<\/a> that Democrats and the media are not only accepting but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >actively encouraging political violence<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-independent-journalist-tayler-hansen-a-riot-that-turned-deadly-what-i-witnessed-at-the-us-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Independent Journalist Tayler Hansen: A Riot that Turned Deadly, What I Witnessed at the US Capitol Riot\">left-wing extremists<\/a>. it highlights recent attacks targeting MAGA supporters and ICE agents, noting that Democratic responses often blame the victims or downplay the severity of the violence.Interviews with Democratic figures and analysts are cited, portraying them as blaming former President Trump and conservative rhetoric for inciting violence, while simultaneously suggesting that policies like ICE&#8217;s enforcement tactics contribute to the problem.The piece criticizes many House Democrats for refusing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-biggs-democrats-misleading-jan-6-narrative-more-detrimental-to-our-republic-than-the-day-itself\/\" title=\"Rep. Biggs: ...\u2019 \u2018Misleading\u2019 Jan. 6 Narrative \u2018More Detrimental to Our Republic than the Day Itself\u2019\">condemn political violence<\/a> and accuses the party and media of fostering an environment where such attacks are justified. Ultimately, the article claims that the Democrat Party and media are holding the country hostage by provoking and excusing violence, undermining free and fair elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/1970877754221498599\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\">FBI Director kash patel\/X.com<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/25\/democrats-are-literally-holding-this-country-hostage\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Democrats%20Are%20Literally%20Holding%20This%20Country%20Hostage&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/25\/democrats-are-literally-holding-this-country-hostage\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Democrats%20Are%20Literally%20Holding%20This%20Country%20Hostage&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/25\/democrats-are-literally-holding-this-country-hostage\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/25\/democrats-are-literally-holding-this-country-hostage\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Democrats%20Are%20Literally%20Holding%20This%20Country%20Hostage&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/25\/democrats-are-literally-holding-this-country-hostage\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Now that Democrats and the media are straight-up blaming their political opponents for getting gunned down by leftists, it&rsquo;s clear that the Democrat Party and the media are not only <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/11\/charlie-kirks-assassination-proves-the-left-needs-to-fear-its-own-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accepting of the spate of violence<\/a> we&rsquo;re seeing, they&rsquo;re openly instigating it.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats target MAGA heroes or even just ICE agents carrying out the administration&rsquo;s policies, and all we&rsquo;re hearing in response from the perpetrator&rsquo;s political leaders is some variation of, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a shame, but what did they think was going to happen?&rdquo; When that&rsquo;s the dynamic countless other potential assassins and violent actors are seeing on display, there is no other conclusion for them than that whatever sick intentions they have are justifiable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2116836981\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an interview Thursday on CNN, anchor John Berman <a href=\"https:\/\/grabien.com\/story?id=547486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> Democrat candidate for Texas attorney general Nathan Johnson to react to President Trump rightfully declaring that the violence was coming from the <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115261106680507707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;radical left.&rdquo;<\/a> Johnson called the remark &ldquo;irresponsible,&rdquo; then blamed Trump for <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/25\/media-dems-wont-apologize-for-comparing-ice-to-gestapo-after-attack-targeting-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the shooting this week<\/a> at an ICE detention facility in Dallas, in which the gunman marked his bullet casings with the words &ldquo;ANTI-ICE&rdquo; and the result was one death and multiple serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[I]t&rsquo;s with some irony because he is the one who is fanning the flames of violence in this country,&rdquo; Johnson said of Trump. &ldquo;And it&rsquo;s just absolutely reprehensible behavior. He blames the media, he blames Democrats, he blames anyone but himself, and that&rsquo;s problematic in this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The same day on MSNBC, analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/25\/msnbc-analyst-threatens-trump-the-violence-will-continue-until-you-do-what-we-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christopher O&rsquo;Leary<\/a>, formerly with the FBI, seriously suggested that the administration would do itself good to change its policies, lest it invite more violence. &ldquo;We can tone down the rhetoric, and that&rsquo;s the right message,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But you also have to start looking at what policies you&rsquo;ve implemented and what tactics you&rsquo;re using, because, if you tone down the rhetoric, but you leave those other pieces in place, nothing&rsquo;s going to change.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Asked what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a> can do to put a stop to the carnage, &ldquo;Well, the first thing is, you take the underlying drivers away.&rdquo; The &ldquo;underlying drivers&rdquo; O&rsquo;Leary was referring to, as he said, were &ldquo;the militarization of ICE and other federal law enforcement, the wearing of the masks, the aggressive tactics,&rdquo; which is to say, measures the administration has undertaken to enact the agenda President Trump was elected by voters to implement.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 House Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5512147-house-charlie-kirk-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last week<\/a> refused to support a resolution condemning political violence. Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar is on cable news every two seconds denigrating the legacy of Charlie Kirk, who not even a month ago was shot in the neck in front of children.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very long and deadly way of saying we can&rsquo;t have free and fair elections in this country without the threat of Democrats and the media provoking violence, should the results not go their way. That violence, as we&rsquo;ve seen, comes to pass and people are dead because of it.<\/p>\n<p>Getting shot and then being told it&rsquo;s your own fault is nothing short of malignant sociopathy. We&rsquo;re being held hostage by the Democrat Party and the media.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party&rsquo;s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a 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