{"id":2631624,"date":"2026-07-18T10:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-believe-a-trump-assassination-probably-the-right-thing-to-do-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:28:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:28:44","slug":"democrats-believe-a-trump-assassination-probably-the-right-thing-to-do-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-believe-a-trump-assassination-probably-the-right-thing-to-do-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats believe a Trump assassination probably &#8216;the right thing to do&#8217;: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-believe-a-trump-assassination-probably-the-right-thing-to-do-joe-concha%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=2631624&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>Joe Concha, a Washington Examiner columnist, highlighted a concerning pattern of political violence and rhetoric among Democrats, including some justifying assassination attempts against President Donald Trump. He referenced a poll indicating that over half of Democratic voters believe teh assassination of Trump might be somewhat justified, which Concha deems dangerously wrong. Data from the Network contagion Research Institute revealed that a significant percentage of respondents even considered murder of Elon Musk and Trump at least somewhat justified, especially among those who self-identify as left of center.Concha pointed to instances like the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the support for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing a CEO, as examples of this troubling trend. He criticized social media for amplifying hatred and inciting violence,emphasizing that such rhetoric is becoming normalized and could worsen unless addressed globally.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> said \u201cthere is a pattern\u201d of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/political-violence\/\">political violence<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a>, some of them even justifying assassination attempts against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c56% of those who vote Democrat believe that the assassination of President Trump would be at least quote \u2018somewhat justified\u2019 unquote. Think about that. A majority of people form a certain persuasion here in this country believe that the sitting president of the United States, if he were taken out, \u2018well, that probably is the right thing to do,\u2019 and that\u2019s just obviously a very, very big whole bowl of wrong,\u201d Concha said, referencing a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/networkcontagion.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assassination-Culture.pdf\">poll from The Network Contagion Research Institute and Rutgers University<\/a> on Fox News\u2019s <em>Fox &#038; Friends First <\/em>on<em> <\/em>Friday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cThese effects were driven by respondents that self-identified as left of center, with 50% and 56% at least somewhat justifying murder for Elon Musk and President Trump, respectively,\u201d the report read.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3631834&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=063ef10db3591b7c559876a109de4fa9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is a pattern here, there\u2019s no question about it,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha highlighted the assassination of conservative activist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, who was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou see, especially online, people celebrating the murder of a father of two very young children, while he was debating people in doing what the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/first-amendment\/\">First Amendment<\/a> is supposed to be all about in terms of the open exchange of ideas and perspectives,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha also underscored the hordes of people supporting Luigi Mangione, the man <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4629000\/luigi-mangione-federal-trial-january-2027\/\">accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO<\/a> Brian Thompson. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[Mangione] has now raised <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4608882\/luigi-mangione-over-1-million-donations-legal-fund\/\">over a million dollars<\/a> on GoFundMe because people think that what he did was justified,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha emphasized that this rhetoric being pushed on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\">social media<\/a> is part of the problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4644596\/erika-kirk-tyler-robinson-preliminary-hearing-murder-trial\/\"><strong>ERIKA KIRK URGES JUDGE TO CLEAR PATH QUICKLY FOR TYLER ROBINSON MURDER TRIAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSocial media obviously just stirs up this hatred more and more, and that\u2019s just the way it goes, I think there\u2019s a lot of TDS out there,\u201d Concha said.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is becoming a new normal, and unless this reverses on an international level, not just here, it\u2019s only going to get worse.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha warns of Democrat-linked political violence, justifying Trump 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