Urgency inside the Trump administration is building after the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk . President Donald Trump has vowed to confront what he calls “the radical left lunatics.”
The rhetoric has grown sharper on the right, including within the administration itself. But dismantling the far left’s networks will not be simple. Defeating the forces aligned against the American republic requires more than speeches. It demands a clear understanding of the enemy and a systematic plan to dismantle enemy infrastructure using every tool of national power.
Defining terms
The biggest initial problem the Trump administration faces in confronting the radical left is a refusal by the national security, federal law enforcement, and intelligence apparatuses to even recognize who