Trump urges using military to handle ‘radical left lunatics’ on Election Day
2024 Presidential Election,Donald Trump,Politics,US Military,National Guard
Former president Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that he is worried about the prospect of unspecified actions by what he dubbed “radical left lunatics” on Election Day, urging that the National Guard or U.S. military be deployed on American soil against those he labeled “the enemy from within.”
In the interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” host Maria Bartiromo asked Trump whether he was “expecting chaos on Election Day,” then listed what she called “outside agitators,” such as people on the terrorist watch list or migrants who have committed crimes.
“I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within,” Trump replied. “We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics.”
Related Coverage
AllSides Picks
Recommended Reading
When AOC Takes a Step Back—and Possibly Forward
Dan Schnur
August 24th, 2026
News
Tracking Trump’s Campaign Promises
AllSides Staff
August 13th, 2026
Headline Roundup
Trump Signs Order Renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America
August 27th, 2026
Headline Roundup
New USPS Mail-In Voting Rules Take Effect After Courts Lift Injunctions
August 27th, 2026
More News about Donald Trump
News from the Left
News from the Center
News from the Right
CNBC
CNN Business