NYT’s, MSNBC’s Baker: Left Has Engaged in Violence, But Trump Seems ‘More Willing’ to Use Dangerous Rhetoric

Breitbart ^ | 04/19/2025 | Ian hatchett

[ChicagoConservative27]

On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “Washington Week,” New York Times Chief White House Correspondent and MSNBC Political Analyst Peter Baker stated that there have been instances of political violence from the left “But it does seem, at times, that Trump and his people seem to be more willing to use words like traitor and treasonous that might excite people to take action.”

Baker stated, “On the physical violence part, and that has also been seen on both sides too, of course. President Trump was the target of two different assassination attempts last year. Just this last week, I think the would-be assassin of Brett Kavanaugh was sentenced, I think, in court, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) a number of years ago. But it does seem, at times, that Trump and his people seem to be more willing to use words like traitor and treasonous that might excite people to take action. And I think that’s the worry, what level of responsibility you have as a president, as a leader of this country, to try to tamp down the kind of passions that arise rather than stoke them.”

[ChicagoConservative27]

What a stupid word salad 🙄

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Peter, I was ready to have traitors like you hanged LONG before Trump came on the scene. Don’t blame Trump, interview me, you coward.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Boom

[antidemoncrat]

NYT aka Not Yet Truthful
MSNBC aka Many Stupid Nerds Broadcasting Crap

[jimpick]

What the heck is in his eye? Looks like a giant sequoia.

[aquila48]

An inversion of “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but...”

I wonder if this idiot ever heard of that.

[FKASomeoneElse]

So free speech (and calling a spade a spade) is somehow on a par with destroying property, burning cities, assaulting and/or murdering fellow citizens and assassination attempts on a candidate for POTUS, sitting Republican congressmen and a US Supreme Court Justice?

These leftists fascinate me.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Great post

[Jyotishi]

“What a stupid word salad”

Indeed. A symptom of serious mental illness.

[Gasshog]

So what they are saying is Mean Tweets are worse than physical destruction and violence?

Ok, got it.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Yes and yes

[FlipWilson]

Sure, outside harassing people, burning things, killing people and looting, our side isn’t that bad.

But you guys, saying things we disagree with, that’s just unacceptable.

[Texas Eagle]

That’s more like a word compost pile.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Too bad if the truth hurts but break the law, don’t try to use “Trump made me do it” to get out of jail.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Lmao

[Flaming Conservative]

Well, words I don’t like justify violence, right?🙄

[Flaming Conservative]

Well, words I don’t like justify violence, right?🙄

[mlitefan]

So what they are saying is Mean Tweets are worse than physical destruction and violence?

Ok, got it.

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That is exactly what these leftist lunatics are saying. They couldn’t be more detached from reality.

[matthew fuller]

"Trump and his people seem to be more willing to use words like traitor and treasonous that might excite people to take action."

Dastardly King of the Vilest, Meanest tweets Ever!

[falcon99]

Yes, and the Left, apparently ignored by Baker, has had violent rhetoric as well as their violence. How many times have we heard Trump called a Nazi, a facist, racist etc etc