Sen. Banks on America Reports: “Political Violence has Taken Over Mainstream Democrat Party”Tuesday, April 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss the attempted assassination of President Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Click the video above to listen to the full discussion. Key Excerpts Below: Sen. Banks: “It’s disgusting and uncalled for Jasmine Crockett or Hakeem Jeffries last week saying that it’s an all-out war against Republicans and the President. Even Barack Obama on Sunday minimizing it, even after the manifesto was public…. saying, we don’t know if this was a direct threat or attack on President Trump, when everyone knew that that’s exactly what it was.” *** “Unfortunately, this isn’t the fringe part of the Democrat Party. This is mainstream Democrats… the fringe element has taken over the Democrat Party… You saw the statistics today… one in seven Americans believe that violence in this country is okay to advance a political cause… that mindset has taken over the Democrat Party.” *** “But what would you expect that when, for the past 11 years, these Democrats have called Donald Trump and me and all the Republicans, fascists and racists and threats to democracy. I mean, the incendiary language of the Left directly fuels this violence that we’re continuing to see… It’s a left-wing problem. It’s the mindset, the cancer that’s taken over the Democrat Party.” *** “As the son of a union factory worker. This isn’t my dad’s Democrat Party.” ###