Donald Trump could be plotting to outlaw the Democratic Party in the wake of the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, according to one analyst.
CNN’s Jamal Simmons said recent comments made by Trump and the White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, were “absolutely a concern” regarding the future of the two-party system in the United States.
Appearing with Kaitlan Collins on The Source to discuss the political impact of Kirk's assassination, Simmons said: “The president’s deputy chief of staff came out today and called the Democratic Party an extremist organization, after the president said that he was going to take action against extremist organizations. Therefore, the question arises in my mind: Is the president of the United States going to outlaw the Democratic Party? Is that where we’re headed?
“Is the president of the United States going to unleash the Justice Department on the Democratic Party?”
Asked if that was his concern, Simmons said: “It’s absolutely a concern. This president has shown he is willing to use the Department of Justice to go after his political enemies.
“It raises very real questions about a two-party democratic system in this country.”
On Monday, senior figures in the Trump administration claimed – without presenting public evidence – that the killing was the result of an organized left-wing terror plot. They vowed to go after the groups behind it.
“We are going to channel all of the anger that we have over the organised campaign that led to this assassination, to uproot and dismantle these terrorist networks,” said Miller, who appeared on a special episode of Kirk’s podcast, which United States Vice President JD Vance hosted.
During the show, Vance also said "left-wing extremism" was "part of the reason" Kirk was killed.
Last week, Trump said he wanted to take “revenge” on Democrats at the ballot box, which at least suggests he still believes the party will be his election opponents, before adding: “The radicals on the left are the problem, and they're vicious and they're horrible, and they're politically savvy.”
In an August interview, Miller said, “The Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization.”
“The Democrat Party does not fight for, care about, or represent American citizens. It is an entity devoted exclusively to the defence of hardened criminals, gangbangers, and illegal alien killers and terrorists.”
