Dutch Populist Leader Wilders: What Happened to Trump Can Happen Here

Kurt Zindulka

Don’t Underestimate ‘Hatred Toward Right-Wing Politicians’

Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders — a longtime target for political violence — has warned that the attempted assassination attempt on Donald Trump could be mimicked in Europe, warning the public not to underestimate the “hatred towards right-wing politicians”.

Like fellow populists in Europe like Nigel Farage and Robert Fico, the power player behind the Dutch government laid blame on the media for inciting hatred towards Donald Trump after the former president and current frontrunner for the 2024 race was shot during a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. Fortunately, the assassination attempt failed, with the bullet only hitting the presumptive Republican nominee in the ear.

Responding to the attempted assassination, Wilders wrote on X: “The hate rhetoric from many leftish politicians and media, who label right-wing politicians as racists and Nazis is not without consequences. They are playing with fire.”