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Trump Links Extremism to Genetics Amid Rising Violence

3/15/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News that some extremists may be influenced by genetics, linking the claim to the Virginia and Michigan attacks, while the FBI investigates these incidents as terrorism and targeted violence.
He described the attackers as "just bad" and criticized the idea that behavior is inherited.
Meanwhile, tensions escalate in the Middle East, and Trump vows to hit Iran "very hard" amid ongoing violence.

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U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News that some extremists may be influenced by genetics, linking the claim to the Virginia and Michigan attacks, while the FBI investigates these incidents as terrorism and targeted violence.
He described the attackers as "just bad" and criticized the idea that behavior is inherited.
Meanwhile, tensions escalate in the Middle East, and Trump vows to hit Iran "very hard" amid ongoing violence.