Nearly eight in ten voters believe that the United States is in a political crisis in the wake of the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk.

According to a Quinnipiac University national poll of registered voters released on Wednesday, a massive 93 percent of Democrats, 84 percent of independents, and 60 percent of Republicans said the nation is in a political crisis.

“The Kirk assassination lays bare raw, bipartisan concerns about where the country is headed,” Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said of the poll results.

Quinnipiac reports:

Seventy-one percent of voters think politically motivated violence in the United States today is a very serious problem, 22 percent think it is a somewhat serious problem, 3 percent think it is a not so serious problem, and 1 percent think it is not a problem at all.

This is a jump from Quinnipiac University’s June 26 poll when 54 percent thought politically motivated violence in the United States today was a very serious problem, 37 percent thought it was a somewhat serious problem, 6 percent thought it was a not so serious problem, and 2 percent thought it was not a problem at all.

Nearly 6 in 10 voters (58 percent) think it will not be possible to lower the temperature on political rhetoric and speech in the United States, while 34 percent think it will be possible.

Over half, 54 percent, of voters believe the US will see increased political violence over the next few years. Another 27 percent said they think it will stay “about the same,” while just 14 percent believe it will ease.

A 53 percent majority also said they are “pessimistic about freedom of speech being protected in the United States.”

Surprisingly, a 53 percent majority also believes the current system of democracy is not working.

“From a perceived assault on freedom of speech to the fragility of the democracy, a shudder of concern and pessimism rattles a broad swath of the electorate. Nearly 80 percent of registered voters feel they are witnessing a political crisis, seven in ten say political violence is a very serious problem, and a majority say this discord won’t go away anytime soon,” Malloy added.

The vast majority, 82 percent, said the way that people discuss politics is contributing to the violence.

“When asked if political discourse is contributing to violence, a rare meeting of the minds…Republicans, Democrats, and independents in equal numbers say yes, it is,” Malloy said.

The survey was conducted from September 18 to 21 among 1,276 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points.

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A Dallas teacher previously accused of tampering with evidence tied to a July 4 attack outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado has been rearrested, this time with an additional terrorism-related charge. 

Court and jail records indicate that his bond conditions, including internet monitoring, were a key factor in his return to custody.

The suspect, 32-year-old Dario Sanchez, was first arrested on July 15 after allegedly deleting messages on Signal and Discord that investigators say were linked to group chats planning an “operation” at the detention center. 

WATCH: Why The LEFT Has A VIOLENCE Issue

His initial bond was set at $5 million but was later reduced to $150,000. Sanchez was indicted on August 28, released on bond the following day, and publicly claimed he was “wrongfully arrested.”

On Monday, he was rearrested for the same tampering charge, this time with a $1 million bond and an additional allegation of hindering the prosecution of terrorism. 

Court documents show the escalation was tied to his internet search history, which was monitored under his bond conditions.

The filings state that Sanchez conducted searches “best characterized as explosive construction internet queries.” 

Examples include how to melt plastic to make molds, how to modify radio-controlled transmitters, and whether Nintendo Game Boy batteries could serve as power sources for triggering devices. 

One search specifically asked whether a 900 mAh Game Boy battery could be used in a trigger system. Another focused on whether “aluminite” could be used in explosives.

When questioned about the searches by his bond officer, Sanchez claimed he was experimenting with hobbies, including building anime figure molds, tinkering with plastic model cars, and replacing a battery in his old Game Boy. 

His attorney, Frank Sellers, argued that prosecutors were criminalizing normal behavior. “He’s stuck at home trying to find a hobby, something to tinker with,” Sellers told KERA News. 

“And instead of allowing a person to live their lives, Johnson County has thrown him in jail for what George Orwell would call ‘thought crime.’”

Court records show that Sanchez was required to install GPS monitoring and remote surveillance software on his devices within seven days of release. 

WATCH: From Floyd Riots to Kirk’s Murder: Violence Is the Left’s Brand

The software was set to monitor for searches related to gun violence, anti-government activity, and general threats of violence. Sellers described the restrictions as excessive, calling them “the most oppressive bond conditions I’ve ever seen in almost 13 years of doing this.” He said he would appeal if Sanchez’s bond is not reinstated.

The July 4 incident at the detention facility remains under investigation. 

Authorities allege that as many as a dozen individuals dressed in black launched fireworks at the facility before one person opened fire from the woods, striking an Alvarado police officer in the neck. 

Seventeen suspects have been arrested, with fourteen facing federal charges. Hearings for those individuals were held earlier this week, with some transferred from Johnson County Jail to Wichita County Jail.

Sanchez’s next court appearance is scheduled for October 16, where his legal team plans to contest the new charges and conditions of his detention.

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Let’s dive beyond the hype into what Trump is actually saying.

After yesterday’s meeting between US President Donald J. Trump and Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky, followed by his blockbuster Truth Social post, many were startled by the apparent U-turn by Trump on the issue of the Russia-Ukraine war.

But there is one element to be taken into consideration: Trump has long been cultivating strategic ambiguity regarding many world issues, making himself more of a moving target for the Fake News media’s relentless criticism.

If he remained immovable in his beliefs, he’d be a sitting duck for the casting of stones by the MSM hacks.

So, the avalanche of stories in the press about Trump flipping into a Ukrainian supporter are based on incomplete information, and even some vehicles have caught on to the real dimension of things.

Trump’s post and comments expressing his faith in Kiev’s ability to ‘regain all of its territory’ left people relieved, but suspicious that he will leave Europe to deal with support for Ukraine.

Reuters reported:

“Trump’s remarks on Truth Social marked an abrupt and major rhetorical shift for the U.S. leader who had previously nudged Ukraine to give up territory to end the war and rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in Alaska only last month.

But it was not immediately clear whether he would back up his words with a shift in U.S. policy, an ambiguity that could keep the onus on Europe to meet more of Ukraine’s needs through weapons and financing as Washington’s role recedes.”

Trump encourages Ukraine while not committing any new U.S. support.

“A senior Eastern European diplomat said Trump’s Ukraine comments aimed to show ‘that he is starting to disengage by sending a message that it is Europe’s question’.”

Writing for The Telegraph, Rob Krilly also wrote about that.

“After months of telling Ukraine that its land in the east was lost to Russia and that it was time to settle for peace, Donald Trump offered a striking new position during a day of speeches and meetings at the United Nations in New York.

[…] Look beyond the headlines, and the statement is a lesson in messaging. Rather than pledging fresh support to Ukraine or loading up action on Russia, Mr. Trump appears to be handing things over to Europe and Nato.

There is no suggestion of extra support for Ukraine, or that he will punish Moscow further. His only commitment is to keep selling weapons to allies. Hardly a game changer.”

‘Let them get their land back’

‘We’ll see how it all works out’

Trump encourages Ukraine to keep fighting, but seems content to sit back and watch https://t.co/OYsgBjkDkl pic.twitter.com/RjFjUb4yn7

— RT (@RT_com) September 23, 2025

Read more:

BREAKING: Trump Says NATO Should Shoot Down Russian Aircraft if They Breach the Alliance’s Airspace (VIDEO)

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A federal judge on Wednesday refused to reinstate eight inspectors general who were fired by Trump and sued to regain their jobs.

Judge Ana Reyes, a Biden appointee, said President Trump violated the law by firing the inspectors general, but she has no authority to reinstate them.

“[Under] well-established case law that this Court is bound to follow, Plaintiffs must show irreparable harm. And they cannot. Even assuming that the IGA comports with Article II, Plaintiffs’ inability to perform their duties for 30 days is not irreparable harm. Moreover, if the IGs were reinstated, the President could lawfully remove them after 30 days by providing the required notice and rationale to Congress,” Judge Reyes wrote.

President Trump earlier this year fired over a dozen inspectors general in a late night purge shortly after he was sworn into office.

The eight fired inspectors general sued to get their jobs back and argued that Trump violated a questionable law passed by Congress in 2022.

The law requires a US president to notify Congress 30 days before firing an inspector general and to explain in detail the reason for the termination.

Judge Ana Reyes previously ripped into lawyers for the fired inspectors general suing to get their jobs back.

Real Clear Politics reporter Susan Crabtree explained that many of these IGs, who are in a position to identify and clean up waste and abuse, have long histories of whitewashing reports and playing politics.

President Trump kept current Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari Jr., who is conducting multiple investigations into the Secret Service failures that led to two assassination attempts on President Trump’s life.

Trump also kept IG Michael Horowitz, who has a record of whitewashing reports and excusing criminal acts by far-left officials.

TRUMP FIRES 17 INSPECTORS GENERALS in a late-night purge punctuating the end of his first five days in office. @RealDonaldTrump dismissed 17 federal agency watchdogs. I’ve covered these IGs for years — and trust me when I say, even though they are charged with ferreting out… pic.twitter.com/ILwBW2NRxY

— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) January 25, 2025

Judge Reyes previously tore into the lawyers for waiting 3 weeks to file a lawsuit and then demanding an emergency, same-day temporary restraining order (TRO).

The judge forced the lawyers to withdraw their TRO motion and then threatened them with sanctions.

Reyes fumed after the lawyers representing the IGs compared their firings to those of recently fired Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger.

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Greg Gutfeld is completely fed up with how dishonest and unlikable far-left Democrat hack Jessica Tarlov has become on “The Five,” which became even more apparent during an explosive segment concerning the Dallas ICE shooting on Wednesday.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, an individual killed two migrants and wounded up to four in a shooting Wednesday morning at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. The shooter, identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The FBI confirmed the gunman had anti-ICE messaging on the bullets used, proving the attack was a product of left-wing violence targeted at immigration enforcement.

During a heated debate, Tarlov attempted to play down the left-wing angle and other recent leftist violence by citing a study that claimed much of the violence is coming from the right.

This set Gutfeld off. He angrily pointed out that the study was funded by an Antifa moron and was discredited by The Federalist. The study was later scrubbed.

Gutfeld then went on to elaborate on how violent leftist rhetoric has led to this sort of terrorism, whereas the right knows when to dial it back.

“We say people are stupid, we say people are wrong, but we don’t say they’re evil. That is YOUR game!” he says to Tarlov.

Gutfeld finally pointed out the mental illness connection to so many of these shootings, noting the rhetoric from the left helps guide these individuals to commit violence.

“A person can be mentally ill, and you can be guiding him to that place in his life. That is how brainwashing works!” he explains.

WATCH:

BREAKING: Greg Gutfeled NUKES FROM ORBIT Jessica Tarlov’s rant that political violence is “both sides.” HE JUST WENT OFF.

“Your rationalization of BOTH SIDES…you come and you say, ‘This is a mentally ill loner.’ Well, who do you think does this stuff? It’s not Ben Affleck,… pic.twitter.com/U5ssL3gBnt

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 24, 2025

TRANSCRIPT:

GUTFELD: Your rationalization of both sides; since Kirk’s death, there is no both sides!

TARLOV: Why did the DOJ take down the study that showed how much right-wing extremism…

GUTFELD: What study was that? Which one? The one in The Economist that was sponsored by a group run by a guy in Antifa!? A study that has been discredited by the Federalist?

You’re walking down a really bad alley right now!

Jessica, I did the deep dive on that study. Okay, that study was authored by a project by a guy who says he was Antifa. That is why that thing has been scrubbed!

It’s real simple: you label someone a fascist or a racist or a Nazi, it makes you free to attack them. It’s been the ideology from the start.

(Tarlov tries to interrupt)

GUTFELD: No, no, no! Let me talk!

TARLOV: I’m enjoying this.

GUTFELD: You won’t be for long.

The left calls Trump a hate monger. They’ve called me a hate monger because I ridicule the left. I ridicule protesters. I ridicule academia, Hollywood, the news media. I make fun of The View every day. I make fun of the UN. Guess what? No one acts on the things that I say because my side doesn’t do that!

We say people are stupid, we say people are wrong, but we don’t say they’re evil. That is YOUR game!

And then you come and you say, ‘This is a mentally ill loner.’ Well, who do you think does this stuff? It’s not Ben Affleck, it’s not Tom Brady…People who do this stuff are always that way.

The question is, who points them in that direction? Why pick ICE? Why pick Charlie Kirk? Why target TV stations and put bombs under FOX trucks? Why vandalize memorials? Why kill kids in Catholic schools?”

Two things can be true. A person can be mentally ill and you can be guiding him to that place in his life. That is how brainwashing works!

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