{"id":2642792,"date":"2026-08-10T17:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-jihadists-are-being-elected-in-democratic-primaries\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:10:03","slug":"trump-says-jihadists-are-being-elected-in-democratic-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-jihadists-are-being-elected-in-democratic-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says &#8216;jihadists&#8217; are being elected in Democratic primaries"},"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\">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%2Ftrump-says-jihadists-are-being-elected-in-democratic-primaries%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=2642792&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>President Donald Trump intensified his messaging during a recent address, accusing Democratic voters of electing individuals he described as \u201cjihadists\u201d throughout the 2026 primary cycle. He and other Republicans have previously labeled progressive candidates as \u201ccommunists,\u201d but Trump specifically claimed that \u201cjihadists\u201d are being elected across the country, framing it as a serious concern. He emphasized the importance of vocabulary, suggesting that using the term \u201cjihadist\u201d accurately reflects the situation in other countries and expressing that such ideological forces threaten American life.<\/p>\n<p>Trump criticized the radicalism and perceived failures of some political candidates, alleging that they come from failed countries and want to dismantle institutions like the Supreme Court, the presidency, and the Senate. He expressed concern over proposals to defund police,terminate the military,and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-dc-neighborhood-is-as-dangerous-as-juarez\/\" title=\"This DC neighborhood is as dangerous as Ju\u00e1rez\">reduce police funding<\/a>,calling these ideas nonsensical. Additionally, he called out opponents for wanting to eliminate or significantly diminish America\u2019s military and law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate point, Trump demanded compensation from Tehran for Americans killed by Iranian roadside bombs. The comments were made during a speech, which was also available in full via a YouTube video. The article includes links to related stories and advertisements, highlighting ongoing political debates and recent events.  <\/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\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> ramped up his midterm messaging Monday, accusing Democratic voters of electing \u201cjihadists\u201d throughout the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\">2026 primary cycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump and other Republicans have leaned into labeling progressive candidates \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4677011\/trump-abdul-el-sayed-remark-las-vegas\/\">communists<\/a>,\u201d but during an Oval Office signing ceremony Monday afternoon, the president claimed that \u201cwe have jihadists being elected all over the place.\u201d<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4681053\/max-miller-stays-in-race-deadline-passes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Facing domestic violence allegations, Max Miller is locked in for reelection bid<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4681715\/trump-jihadists-elected-democratic-primaries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says \u2018jihadists\u2019 are being elected in Democratic primaries<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4681450\/dark-money-pac-deploys-ad-campaign-support-troy-jackson\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Dark money PAC deploys $1.5 million ad campaign to support Troy Jackson<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhether it\u2019s communism, jihadism \u2014\u00a0a friend of mine called up. He said, \u2018You know, really, we should use the word jihadist because that\u2019s what\u2019s happening.\u2019 If you take a look at what happens in other countries, I think that\u2019s not going to be necessarily the way we want to live,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap 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\">\u201cWhen you look at the radicalism and the craziness of the candidates and the stupidity of what they\u2019re suggesting, let\u2019s get rid of the Supreme Court, let\u2019s get rid of the presidency, let\u2019s get rid of the Senate,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cSometimes I\u2019d like to get rid of the Senate too, but I don\u2019t say it, and I wouldn\u2019t do it. But they want to get rid of the Senate. They want to get rid of, ideally, the House, but they\u2019re thinking about maybe keeping the House. You know, isn\u2019t that nice?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president, without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-loses-lead-in-generic-ballot-polls-as-midterms-approach\/\" title=\"GOP Loses Lead In Generic-Ballot Polls As Midterms Approach\">naming specific candidates<\/a>, claimed that \u201cthese are people that have been not successful. They\u2019re people that have been, in many cases, failures. They come from other failed countries, and they come here and they tell us how to run our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople don\u2019t want to have radical lunatics involved in running our country, and that\u2019s what we have. We have people that are saying things that are so great. Now they\u2019re denying it, or they say, \u2018Well, I\u2019ve changed my mind.\u2019 They want to defund our police. They want to terminate our military. No military. We don\u2019t want any military in our country. We don\u2019t want our police to be paid anymore. They want our police down to like almost nothing,\u201d he concluded. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make sense.\u201d<\/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\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4681175\/trump-demands-compensation-from-tehran-americans-killed-iranian-roadside-bombs\/\"><strong>TRUMP DEMANDS \u2018COMPENSATION\u2019 FROM TEHRAN FOR AMERICANS KILLED BY IRANIAN \u2018ROADSIDE BOMBS\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can watch Trump\u2019s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H_RititNE8U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\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<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump claims jihadists are being elected in Democratic primaries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2642793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26222683960865.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33399,34167,16696,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2642792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2024-elections","tag-democratic-primaries","tag-jihadists","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26222683960865.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642792","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2642792"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2642796,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642792\/revisions\/2642796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2642793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2642792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2642792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2642792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}