Trump blames ‘very dangerous hate speech of the Democrats’ for political violence

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump blames ‘very dangerous hate speech of the Democrats’ for political violencePresident Trump said on 60 Minutes that political violence has ‘always been there’ and that he is unsure if there is ‘any more now than there was’Owen Scott Monday 27 April 2026 10:22 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965435","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-democrats-hate-speech-shooting-b2965435.html","title":"Trump blames ‘very dangerous hate speech of the Democrats’ for political violence"}}CloseTrump lashes out at questions over shooter’s manifestoSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"is...