We are on a very slippery slope if Trump Administration continues this rhetoric. The last regime who spoke like this were the Nazis who blamed genetics for the flaw of those whom they targeted for extermination, and look where that ended up. Genocide. You'd think the world learned something from the horrors and WW2, but instead it seems to have created a template of the actions of this new breed of war-hawks. I now am convinced that Trump is both delusional and completely unhinged. What's next? Round up people based on their race and ethnicity (and genetics) and put them in camps. The world is been there. You think it can't happen? Trump and Hegseth are the ones spouting that their are no longer any rules that they need to follow. I don't like what I see coming......Standby! Trump Blames 'Genetics' of Assailants for Recent Attacks President Donald Trump attributed a wave of recent violent incidents across the United States to the "genetics" of the perpetrators, linking them to immigration policies and describing the assailants as having inherent flaws. In a Fox News Radio interview with Brian Kilmeade, released Friday following Thursday's events, Trump stated that many attackers are "sick people" who "shouldn’t have been let in" and suggested something is wrong with their genetic makeup. The comments followed high-profile attacks investigated as terrorism or targeted violence. On Thursday, a shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, left one person dead and two injured in an ROTC classroom. The gunman, a convicted supporter of the Islamic State group, is under FBI scrutiny as an act of terrorism, with Director Kash Patel involved in the probe. Later that day, armed security at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, killed a driver in a car-ramming attack. The suspect, a U.S. citizen who emigrated from Lebanon, reportedly lost family members in a recent Israeli strike. Earlier this month, authorities investigated an improvised explosive device thrown outside Gracie Mansion in New York City as ISIS-inspired terrorism. Trump emphasized that some assailants entered the country under previous administrations, including during the Biden era, calling it a "disgrace." He remarked: "They go bad. Something wrong — there’s something wrong there. The genetics are not exactly, they’re not exactly your genetic. It’s one of those problems... It’s a terrible thing, and it happens." He has previously used similar language, such as claiming immigrants who commit murders have "bad genes" or that certain immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country," drawing criticism for echoing discredited eugenics ideas. Experts note that modern science rejects genetic explanations for criminal behavior tied to ethnicity or origin, viewing such rhetoric as rooted in racial pseudoscience. Trump has also praised "good genetics" in other contexts, including military honorees and athletes.Key Takeaways Genetics rhetoric: Trump directly blamed assailants' "genetics" for recent violence, tying it to immigration lapses. Recent incidents: Attacks include a fatal university shooting in Virginia (ISIS-linked), a synagogue car-ramming in Michigan, and an earlier NYC explosive device (ISIS-inspired). Broader pattern: Comments align with Trump's past statements on "bad genes" in immigrants, criticized for pseudoscientific and divisive implications. Original source: NBC News - Trump blames recent attacks on 'genetics' of assailants
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