Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) shared a study that showed that left-wing terrorism had reached a “30-year high,” and criticized Democrats for using rhetoric such as “Hitler” or “fascist.”
In a post on X, Fetterman included a screenshot of an Axios article titled “Study: Left-wing terrorism climbs to 30-year high.” Fetterman noted that “political violence is always wrong,” and called for everyone to “turn the temperature down.”
“Unchecked extreme rhetoric, like labels as Hitler or fascist, will foment more extreme outcomes,” Fetterman said. “Political violence is always wrong — no exceptions.”
“We must all turn the temperature down,” Fetterman added.
Per Axios, research from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) found that during the “first six months of 2025,” far-right violence, which has usually “been more frequent,” had decreased significantly.
The CSIS “compiled and analyzed a data set of 750 domestic attacks and plots” that had occurred between January 1, 1994, and July 4, 2025. Researchers found that out of the attacks that occurred since 2016, “left-wing extremists” were responsible for more than 40 of those attacks, while right-wing extremists were responsible for 152 attacks “over the same period”:
• The data showed that left-wing extremists have carried out 41 attacks since 2016, compared with 152 from the far right over the same period.
• Left-wing violence has killed 13 people over the past decade — far fewer than the 112 deaths from right-wing attacks and 82 from jihadists.
• But at least five left-wing plots or attacks have already been recorded this year, compared to just one right-wing attack.
The study comes after Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10, while taking part in a question-and-answer event with students at Utah Valley University.
Breitbart News reported that Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) revealed that “bullet casings in the rifle” that the alleged Kirk assassin used “were etched” with messages including, “Hey fascist! Catch!”
In the aftermath of the Kirk’s assassination, Democrats such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom have continued to attack Trump administration officials, such as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, as being a “fascist.”
