During a Fox News appearance on Oct. 16, President Donald Trump’s White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the “main constituency” of the Democratic Party consists of “Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens and violent criminals,” in addition to antisemites. Leavitt’s comments drew criticism from commentators and other politicians who have warned against the use of extremist political rhetoric following a number of recent assassinations and attempted assassinations against both Democratic and Republican figures.
Her comments also came shortly after the release of leaked Telegram messages between Young Republican group leaders, some of which praised Adolf Hitler or advocated for the use of chemical gas chambers against Democratic opponents.
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Other Republican leaders, in contrast, have made efforts to distance themselves from such extremist rhetoric. New York Republicans vowed to disband the state’s Young Republicans chapter and reform it under entirely new leadership.
