{"id":2596003,"date":"2026-04-28T08:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-todd-decries-violence-around-trump-he-helped-create\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:11:31","slug":"chuck-todd-decries-violence-around-trump-he-helped-create","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-todd-decries-violence-around-trump-he-helped-create\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Todd Decries Violence Around Trump He Helped Create"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fchuck-todd-decries-violence-around-trump-he-helped-create%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=2596003&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 article argues that media figures are contributing too an atmosphere of fear and political violence surrounding President Donald Trump. it highlights comments from former *Meet the Press* host Chuck Todd, who says he \u201cdoesn\u2019t feel safe\u201d attending events where Trump will be, and frames that reaction as part of a broader media pattern the author says helps fuel \u201cTrump chaos\u201d narratives.<\/p>\n<p>It than discusses a shooting attempt at the security checkpoint for the Washington Hilton ahead of the White House Correspondents Dinner, contending that the suspect\u2019s intent was directed at Trump rather than reporters, and suggests that years of hostile media rhetoric toward Trump and his supporters helped enable violent actors.<\/p>\n<p>Later sections say White House officials blamed \u201cderanged liberals\u201d and biased media for \u201cviolent rhetoric,\u201d criticize late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for controversial remarks about Melania Trump,and relate reactions from Charlie Kirk\u2019s widow,Erika,who says the correspondent\u2019s dinner was another traumatic example of rising political violence and plans to address events with family support. The piece ends by criticizing major newspapers for what it calls a history of false reporting that shaped public opinion against Trump.  <\/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>\n<p>Chuck Todd is scared, man. He says he\u2019s not going anywhere President Donald Trump is. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel safe,\u201d the former <em>Meet the Press<\/em> host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2026\/04\/27\/chuck_todd_im_not_going_to_any_more_events_where_trump_is_at_them_i_dont_feel_safe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Monday on Chris Cillizza\u2019s podcast. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWherever Trump is \u2026\u201d Todd added before his soulmate Cillizza jumped in and completed his frightened thought \u201c\u2026 chaos follows \u2026\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 Chaos follows him and you are less safe, right?\u201d Todd finished. <\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The self-indulgent host of <em>The Chuck ToddCast<\/em> and the host of whatever it is Cillizza is doing these days commiserated on the subject of Trump \u201cchaos\u201d less than two days after a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/27\/media-once-again-blame-trump-for-nearly-being-assassinated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gunman<\/a> stormed a security checkpoint in front of the Washington Hilton ballroom where the annual White House Correspondents Dinner was taking place. Law enforcement officials say the California teacher\u2019s plan was to assassinate the president. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, the note 31 year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/shooting-suspect-white-house-correspondents-dinner-cole-thomas-allen-rcna342146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cole Thomas Allen<\/a> sent to his family before he began his attack made clear that he had no intention of harming any of the reporters gathered at the event, according to authorities. Why would he? The Trump-hating media have been feeding leftists like him a steady diet of vitriol for years. They\u2019ve worked alongside the MAGA opposition to vilify Trump in a sustained campaign to smear the president as a clear and present threat to \u201cdemocracy\u201d \u2014 the nebulous term the left likes to use for liberals in complete control of the republic\u2019s institutions. <\/p>\n<p>Todd can put away his <em>Blair Witch Project<\/em> face. <\/p>\n<p>The political clown has long been part of the corporate media \u201cresistance\u201d movement that has kept <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fetterman-says-america-must-turn-down-temperature-after-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the temperature<\/a> turned up, feeding the furnace of Trump Derangement Syndrome. They have helped make Trump and those around him unsafe from the increasingly violent liberals corporate media have egged on for more than a decade. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018This Dark Moment\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>While Democrats and the Pravda press quickly pivoted from condemnation of political violence to whataboutism and then to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/27\/media-once-again-blame-trump-for-nearly-being-assassinated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blaming Trump<\/a>, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung wasn\u2019t having any of it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe violent rhetoric from deranged liberals and biased media outlets against the President manifested itself on Saturday night,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/trump-officials-blame-democrats-media-political-violence-whca-dinner-rcna342381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> NBC News. <\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday expressed similar sentiments to reporters. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]his political violence stems from a systemic demonization of [the president] and his supporters by commentators, yes, by elected members of the Democrat party and even some in the media,\u201d she said. \u201cThis hateful and constant and violent rhetoric directed at President Trump day after day after day for 11 years has helped to legitimize this violence and bring us to this dark moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leavitt: &#8220;This political violence stems from a systemic demonization of him and his supporters by commentators Yes, by elected members of the Democrat Party and even some in the media \u2013 this hateful and constant and violent rhetoric directed at President Trump, day after day\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jarrett Renshaw (@JarrettRenshaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JarrettRenshaw\/status\/2048811672194662462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-arrests-two-illegal-immigrants-from-yemen-on-fbi-terror-watch-list\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Arrests Two Illegal Immigrants From Yemen On FBI Terror Watch List\">corporate media outlets<\/a> take a rare break from whipping up hatred for Trump and his administration, Democrats can count on their boy Jimmy Kimmel to step it up on late-night television. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,\u201d the host of ABC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GRjKhsJc95o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em><\/a>    said during one of his little skits late last week. Kimmel\u2019s \u201cjoke\u201d didn\u2019t age well. <\/p>\n<p>The first lady wasn\u2019t amused. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis monologue about my family isn\u2019t comedy \u2014 his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America,\u201d she wrote on her X account. \u201cPeople like Kimmel shouldn\u2019t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Kimmel\u2019s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country.  His monologue about my family isn\u2019t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.  <\/p>\n<p>People like Kimmel shouldn\u2019t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 First Lady Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLOTUS\/status\/2048769128513585618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-fallon-says-he-wants-to-avoid-politics-and-make-everybody-laugh-when-asked-about-kimmel-suspension\/\" title=\"Jimmy Fallon Says He Wants to Avoid Politics and &#039;Make Everybody Laugh&#039; When Asked About Kimmel Suspension\">late-night host told<\/a> his viewer Monday evening that his comments were \u201cobviously\u201d a joke about the first couple\u2019s age difference. He noted his gun control advocacy, claiming the crass remark was not meant to endorse Trump\u2019s assassination.  <\/p>\n<p>Kimmel, who is entering significantly fewer homes than he once did thanks to his nightly TDS, has been down this road before. In September, Kimmel made <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/24\/smug-jimmy-kimmel-returns-to-late-night-more-insufferable-than-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">repulsive comments<\/a> about Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk not long after the conservative leader was assassinated in front of thousands \u2014 including his wife and young children \u2014 at a free speech event on a Utah college campus. ABC briefly took him off the air. Kimmel came back more insufferable than ever. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018I Just Want to Go Home\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Kirk\u2019s widow, Erika, attended Saturday\u2019s correspondent\u2019s dinner. Walking out of the ballroom in tears, she could be heard plaintively saying, \u201cI just want to go home.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaturday was yet another traumatic example of the evil in our country and the continued rise in political violence,\u201d she wrote Monday evening on her X account. \u201cI\u2019m taking time to spend with my family.\u201d Kirk added that she plans to join <em>The Charlie Kirk Show<\/em> \u2014 hosted by Andrew Kolvet, the show\u2019s former executive producer \u2014 Wednesday at noon Eastern Time \u201cto briefly address what took place.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Saturday was yet another traumatic example of the evil in our country and the continued rise in political violence. I\u2019m taking time to spend with my family.<\/p>\n<p>I will be joining The Charlie Kirk Show Wednesday at 12PM ET to briefly address what took place. Enough is enough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Erika Kirk (@MrsErikaKirk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsErikaKirk\/status\/2048903152393703834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Don\u2019t expect any contrition from the likes of The New York Times and The Washington Post. The newspapers have refused to give back their 2018 Pulitzer Prize for egregiously false reporting that perpetuated the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/03\/new-docs-reveal-how-media-colluded-with-the-government-to-manufacture-russiagate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia collusion hoax<\/a>. The Times\u2019 and Post\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >coverage helped shape public opinion<\/a> that Trump and his campaign collaborated with the Kremlin in the 2016 presidential election. It was the lie that crippled Trump\u2019s first term, and it was debunked early by <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/21\/5-years-ago-the-russia-collusion-hoax-fell-apart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Federalist.<\/a> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chuck Todd says he doesn\u2019t feel safe-\u201cchaos follows\u201d Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":2596004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-at-3.29.28-AM-1024x573.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34852,33295,5894,3634,3699],"class_list":["post-2596003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-chuck-todd","tag-media-criticism","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-at-3.29.28-AM-1024x573.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596003"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596007,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596003\/revisions\/2596007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2596004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}