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Backlash Erupts Over Jackson's Left-Wing Terrorism Claims

9/30/2025

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Jackson's Controversial Claim

Abigail Jackson, White House Deputy Press Secretary, faced backlash for claiming left-wing terrorism reached a 30-year high.
Axios clarified the claim, noting left-wing attacks outpaced right-wing incidents for three decades; the study shows left-wing violence is less lethal.
Since 2016, left-wing attacks: 41, 13 deaths; right-wing: 152, 112 deaths. Senator John Fetterman urged calming rhetoric. Jackson's post remains online.

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Trump Targets Left Extremism

In 2025, the Center for Strategic & International Studies reports a 30-year high in radical left extremism in the United States, with left-wing attacks outnumbering right-wing incidents for the first time.
Rise spans a decade, but left-wing violence hasn't reached 1960s/70s levels.
President Donald J. Trump vowed to investigate funding for left-wing protests and labeled Antifa a domestic terrorist organization.

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Jackson's Controversial Claim

Abigail Jackson, White House Deputy Press Secretary, faced backlash for claiming left-wing terrorism reached a 30-year high.
Axios clarified the claim, noting left-wing attacks outpaced right-wing incidents for three decades; the study shows left-wing violence is less lethal.
Since 2016, left-wing attacks: 41, 13 deaths; right-wing: 152, 112 deaths. Senator John Fetterman urged calming rhetoric. Jackson's post remains online.

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