"I hate my opponents and I don’t want the best for them." (September 2025) "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." (April 2026) "Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!" (March 2026) "He died of Trump Derangement Syndrome... a mind-crippling disease." (2025 - Rob Reiner) They’re scum (Democrats), and they should be treated like scum." (Multiple occasions, 2024–2026) "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F---n' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP." "We pledge to you that we will root out... the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country." (November 2023, Speech). "When the looting starts, the shooting starts." (May 2020, X/Twitter) – Regarding protests following the death of George Floyd. "I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed: I am your retribution." (March 2023, CPAC Speech). "The Never Trumper Republicans... Watch out for them, they are human scum!" (2019) "They are traitors, and what they’ve done is punishable by death." (November 2025) – Referring to six Democratic lawmakers who released a video advising U.S. military personnel on their obligation to refuse illegal orders. "The Democrats say, 'Please don't call them animals. They're humans.' I said, 'No, they're not humans, they're not humans, they're animals.'" (2024) "I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within... we have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics. And it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military." (Fox News, October 2024) During his 2024 campaign, he specifically identified Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) as a "total sleazebag" and said, "I call him the enemy from within." "We have a lot of bad people. But when you look at Shifty Schiff and some of the others, yeah, they are, to me, the enemy from within. I think Nancy Pelosi is an enemy from within." (2024) "Nancy Pelosi has a big wall wrapped around her house. Of course, it didn't help too much with the problem she had, did it?" (Regarding her husband's attack, September 2024) "She’s an animal, I’ll tell you that." (November 2022) – Trump referred to Pelosi as an "animal" during a rally, shortly after the violent home invasion. He told a room of 800 generals and admirals that the military must help "quell civil disturbances" caused by this group, stating, "It's the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of control." (September 2025) "The enemy from within is more dangerous than China, Russia, and all those countries... they are Marxists and communists and fascists, and they’re sick." (October 2024). The Media: "The Enemy of the People" "Fake News" "Human Scum" "Corruption" and "Treason" "Failing," "disgraced," "dying," "phony," "clueless," and "maggot" (specifically regarding Maggie Haberman's coverage) "Fake," "terrible," "very aggressive," and "fraudulent." "Crazy," "dishonest," and "disgraced" "sick" "Quiet, piggy" "Terrible person and a terrible reporter" "Low-life reporters" "Third-class" and "Stupid" "nasty" "Shut up" "Low IQ" "Those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON." (March 2026) "If the reporter doesn't want to tell you [the source], it's bye-bye. The reporter goes to jail." (Late 2024/Early 2025) – Threatening journalists who refuse to reveal whistleblowers. "They’re not humans, they’re animals." – Used when discussing undocumented immigrants, a phrase he has repeated in various contexts throughout 2025 and 2026. "When you have people that are committing treason... you have to handle it in a very different way." (2024–2025) – A frequent refrain at rallies where he suggested that modern legal standards were too "weak" for dealing with his political opponents. "I’d like to punch him in the face, I’ll tell you." (February 2016) – Said during a Las Vegas rally regarding a protester. "Maybe he should have been roughed up, because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing." (November 2015) – Commenting on a Black Lives Matter protester who was shoved and kicked at one of his rallies. "Knock the crap out of 'em, would you? Seriously. OK? Just knock the hell—I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees. I promise." (February 2016) – Telling a crowd in Iowa how to handle potential protesters. "The audience hit back. That’s what we need a little bit more of." (March 2016) – Defending supporters who used physical force against a protester in North Carolina. "Part of the problem... is nobody wants to hurt each other anymore." (March 2016) – Lamenting what he perceived as a lack of physical toughness in modern society during a rally. "I love the old days. You know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They’d be carried out on a stretcher, folks." (February 2016)