On Thursday’s Chris Jansing Reviews, MSNBC’s The Weekend co-host Jonathan Capehart implicitly blamed (who else) President Trump for not decreasing Individuals’ concern of future political violence, regardless of a lot of the violence coming from the left. The section was based mostly on a ballot performed by Politico printed on Monday.
Chris Jansing highlighted three key stats from the ballot: 55 % anticipated politically motivated violence within the U.S. to extend; 50 % believed it to be very/considerably possible that a politician would get assassinated within the subsequent 5 years; and 24 % believed there had been some situations the place violence was justified.
After acknowledging the apparent elephant within the room (that Trump was a two-time assassination goal throughout his 2024 marketing campaign), Capehart whined, “… it might be nice if we had senior politicians who would as a substitute of fan the flames when there are conditions of political violence, step ahead and say, ‘This isn’t who we needs to be. We should always enchantment to our higher angels.’”
Again in September through the aftermath Charlie Kirk’s homicide, left-wing tv pundits criticized Trump for not being a “consoler-in-chief.” Capehart returned to that theme:
However, proper now, we’re in a second in our nation the place we do not have the senior management, and I will simply be completely blunt, we shouldn’t have a President of the US who fashions the habits that we had grown used to along with his predecessors. When large issues occur, it is the President of the US we flip to for, “How do we expect? How can we behave on this second as a nation?”
So, in line with Capehart, Trump needs to be held accountable for the nation’s concern of violent acts as a substitute of, you realize, those that incite and/or straight enact mentioned evil.
Relating the large story of the day, Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) retirement announcement, Jansing featured a clip of Fox Information’ Peter Doocy reciting Trump’s response and talked about, “…that there are different Republicans who had nasty issues to say about Nancy Pelosi. And I must also say vitriol isn’t restricted to at least one aspect of […] the aisle or one political persuasion.”
You don’t say, Chris. It was solely days prior that Pelosi referred to as Trump a “vile creature” and “the worst factor on the face of the Earth” throughout an interview with CNN. And don’t neglect, Virginia Democrats simply elected somebody who fantasized about killing a Republican and his youngsters. What was his title once more?
Capehart reiterated his level of Trump being chargeable for retaining America on edge:
President of the US calling a former Speaker of the Home ‘evil,’ not even exhibiting any grace, that is not the way you decrease the temperature. That is not the way you allay individuals’s considerations in regards to the political local weather on this nation.
Then what’s the answer, Jon? If Trump began enjoying good on a regular basis, would the left out of the blue not hate him in return? That doesn’t appear practical.
The transcript is beneath. Click on “broaden” learn:
MSNBC’s Chris Jansing Reviews
November 6, 2025
1:41:40 p.m. EST
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CHRIS JANSING: There is a Politco ballot, truly, simply out this week. It exhibits 55 % of Individuals count on political violence within the U.S. to extend. 50 % imagine it is rather or considerably possible that a politician will get assassinated within the subsequent 5 years. And maybe equally or extra disturbing, 24 % imagine there are some situations the place violence is justified. What can we do about that? What’s a politician, particularly — and I do not suppose it is unique to this — however if in case you have a household, you have received youngsters, what can we do?
JONATHAN CAPEHART: Properly, the 24 % who suppose that violence is okay, or no matter that final quantity —
JANSING: Yeah.
CAPEHART: — you confirmed, the one factor —
JANSING: Is justified typically.
CAPEHART: — Proper, “is justified.” The one factor that provides me solace is that that quantity has not modified from earlier polls. What’s regarding are the earlier numbers you simply confirmed. The expectations that individuals have that violence might be visited upon a politician and upon the nation by way of a political assassination, these numbers are regarding.
But in addition, given what now we have seen within the final couple of years, two tried assassinations of then-candidate Trump — truly twice as candidate working for reelection, Donald Trump — the killing of Charlie Kirk, these are, these had been makes an attempt and an assassination that shocked the conscience, actually makes individuals really feel uncomfortable and anxious — uncomfortable isn’t even sturdy sufficient phrase — involved about the place we’re going as a rustic.
And, you realize, it might be nice if we had senior politicians who would as a substitute of fan the flames when there are conditions of political violence, step ahead and say, “This isn’t who we needs to be. We should always enchantment to our higher angels.” And I shouldn’t neglect in regards to the assassinations of the Minnesota state lawmakers —
JANSING: That’s proper.
CAPEHART: — and others lately. However, proper now, we’re in a second in our nation the place we do not have the senior management, and I will simply be completely blunt, we shouldn’t have a President of the US who fashions the habits that we had grown used to along with his predecessors. When large issues occur, it is the President of the US we flip to for, “How do we expect? How can we behave on this second as a nation?” And if we’re gonna get these numbers down, the 52 % and 55 % down, it is incumbent upon senior U.S. leaders once we get into these conditions to mannequin the habits of what it means to guide all the nation.
JANSING: I’d broaden that to anyone who has a public discussion board —
CAPEHART: Properly, proper. Precisely.
JANSING: I would like you to take heed to what President Trump needed to say about Nancy Pelosi. That is Fox Information’ Peter Doocy quoting the President after he spoke to him.
[Cuts to clip]
PETER DOOCY [on America’s Newsroom, 11/06/25]: The retirement of Nancy Pelosi is a good factor for America. She was evil, corrupt, and solely targeted on dangerous issues for our nation.
[Cuts back to live]
JANSING: I imply, contemplating the ballot numbers that I simply shared — and I ought to say that there are different Republicans who had nasty issues to say about Nancy Pelosi. And I must also say vitriol isn’t restricted to at least one aspect of —
CAPEHART: Certain.
JANSING: — the aisle or one political persuasion. However I’m wondering if it has turn out to be simply a lot noise, we have turn out to be used to it, or is Congressman Golden and others proper in regards to the harmful nature and what it results in?
CAPEHART: Sure. Sure, they’re proper. And really, I am glad, I had not heard in regards to the President and his and his remarks to Mr. Doocy. I imply, it simply amplified what I used to be saying earlier. President of the US calling a former Speaker of the Home “evil,” not even exhibiting any grace, that is not the way you decrease the temperature. That is not the way you allay individuals’s considerations in regards to the political local weather on this nation.
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