Enemy Within: Bombshell Study Reveals ‘Assassination Culture,’ Leftwing Respondents Say Murder of Trump, Musk “”Partially Justified”

In a new bombshell study:

A majority of respondents who are “Left of Center” think:
– The murder of Donald Trump is “Partially Justified”
– Destroying Tesla dealerships is “Partially Acceptable”

And nearly half think the murder of Elon Musk is “Partially Justified.”

You cannot reason with violent lunatics. They want a civil war.

A majority of respondents who are “Left of Center” think:
– The murder of Donald Trump is “Partially Justified”
– Destroying Tesla dealerships is “Partially Acceptable”

And nearly half think the murder of Elon Musk is “Partially Justified.” pic.twitter.com/5R9ZWYIZFG

— The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole84) April 7, 2025

New bombshell study reveals ‘assassination culture’ spreading on the left under President Trump

Study data links rising support for Trump’s assassination to online extremism, left-wing radicalization

By Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, April 7, 2025:

New research follows online memes of Luigi Mangione, alleged UHC assassin, in normalizing left-wing violence

A new study from the Network Contagion Research Institute follows an uptick in political violence in the wake of Luigi Mangione’s alleged killing of UHC CEO Brian Thompson. (US the Story)

A disturbing new report reveals that violent political rhetoric online, including calls for the murder of public figures like President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, is being increasingly normalized, particularly on the left.

The report, from Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), found that a growing number of people are willing to justify and even applaud killing in the name of politics and a warped sense of social justice. The chilling change appears to have accelerated in recent months.

“What was formerly taboo culturally has become acceptable,” Joel Finkelstein, the lead author of the report, told Fox News Digital. “We are seeing a clear shift – glorification, increased attempts and changing norms – all converging into what we define as ‘assassination culture.’”

The NCRI study traces the cultural shift back to the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by Luigi Mangione in December 2024. What followed, researchers say, was a viral wave of memes that turned Mangione into a folk hero.

According to the study, these memes have sparked copycat behavior targeting other figures associated with wealth and conservative politics.

“It’s not just Luigi anymore,” Finkelstein said. “We’re seeing an expansion: Trump, Musk and others are now being openly discussed as legitimate targets, often cloaked in meme culture and gamified online dialogue.”

A ballot measure in California, darkly named the Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act, is just one real-world outgrowth of this online movement.

In this chart, over half of left-leaning respondents said killing Donald Trump would be at least “somewhat justified,” according to NCRI’s national survey. The study found that 55% of self-identified left-of-center participants justified Trump’s assassination to some degree, while 48% did the same for Elon Musk. Researchers say the findings reflect a growing tolerance for political violence among ideological extremists. (Network Contagion Research Institute)

NCRI conducted a nationally representative survey of more than 1,200 U.S. adults, weighted to reflect national census demographics. The findings were stark: Some 38% of respondents said it would be at least “somewhat justified” to murder Donald Trump, and 31% said the same about Elon Musk.

When counting only left-leaning respondents, justification for killing Trump rose to 55% and Musk to 48%.

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