Trump targets left-wing “terrorists”
Donald Trump issues a presidential memorandum aimed at reining in a “radical left-wing domestic terror network”, although data suggests far-right terrorism is a greater threat in the U.S.
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED TERRORIST ATTACKS
Deaths 1975-2025
Deaths 2020-2025
618 Excluding 9/11
Right-wing
391
44
Left-wing
65
18
Islamism
141
15
Separatism 4
Foreign nationalism 8 / 1
Other/unknown 9 / 1
9/11 attacks 2,979
Other 618
3,597 Including 9/11
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED HOMICIDE INCIDENTS
Far-right
Far-left
1990
2000
2010
2020
15
10
5
Sources: Cato Institute, CCLJS
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