Donald Trump Jr. Calls Trans People “The Most Violent Domestic Terror Threat In America”
Just when you thought political commentary couldn’t get any more detached from reality, Donald Trump Jr. has offered up a new, unsupported claim. In a recent video, he singled out the transgender community, labelling them a top terror threat.
Don Jr: "The radical transgender movement is per capita the most violent domestic terror threat if not in America, probably the entire world." pic.twitter.com/7rux4OUCrl
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 16, 2025
The comments came as he discussed protests and law enforcement in Democrat-led states, before making a wild pivot. It is a statement so disconnected from the facts that it requires a closer look.
What Exactly Did He Say?
During his rant, Trump Jr. made the following declaration:
“The radical transgender movement is per capita the most violent domestic terror threat if not in America, probably the entire world,” he claimed.
This is a serious charge to level against any group, let alone a community that makes up a small fraction of the population. So where is this coming from? The short answer is, not from reality.
Donald trump, jr. Is basically a spoiled rich kid desperately seeking validation and approval from a narcissistic father who will never love him. pic.twitter.com/77uJn9uMxc
— dtf1947 (@dtf1947) December 21, 2022
Let’s Check the Facts
Official reports from the very government agencies tasked with protecting Americans tell a completely different story. The US Department of Homeland Security’s 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment makes no mention of a threat from the LGBTQIA+ community. Instead, assessments from the DHS and the FBI consistently identify racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists, particularly white supremacists and anti-government groups, as the most persistent and lethal domestic threats.
Experts in the field are equally clear. “Is there a serious threat by (transgender people) in terms of violence?” Victor Asal, a political science professor at the University at Albany, told PolitiFact.
“If you compare it to extremist right-wingers and all sorts of other extremists, I think the answer is very easy. And the answer is no.”
Henry Fradella, a professor of criminology at Arizona State University, stated plainly to NBC News, “There’s no evidence whatsoever that trans people are any more dangerous than cisgender people.”
Remember when Trump flat out admit to being a sexual predator—right in front of his children Ivanka & Don Jr.
— LongTime🤓FirstTime👨💻 (@LongTimeHistory) June 7, 2025
HOST: Donald, seriously, you know about sexual predators and things like that.
TRUMP: Right.
HOST: You are one!
TRUMP: That’s true.
Do his kids look surprised at all to… pic.twitter.com/m9CHHudRvA
The Real Danger
The data points to a grim reversal of Trump Jr.’s claim. Transgender people are far more likely to be the victims of violence than the perpetrators. In Australia, community studies show shocking rates of abuse. A national survey published in the Medical Journal of Australia found that 63 percent of trans participants reported experiencing verbal abuse and 22 percent had been physically assaulted. Another report by Our Watch noted that one in two surveyed trans people had experienced anti-trans hate in the previous year.
This is the real story. Pointing the finger at a marginalised community is a well-worn political tactic. It serves as a distraction and fires up a political base, but this kind of rhetoric has dangerous real-world consequences, creating a climate of fear and putting already at-risk people in even greater danger.
Despite Trump Jr’s claim, no major domestic terror attacks in the past decade have been linked to transgender activism. Instead, US intelligence agencies and global security bodies continue to identify white supremacist groups, religious extremists, and anti-government militias as the leading sources of ideological violence. As counterterror expert Dr. Niall Greene told Ciceros, “These remarks say more about the speaker’s paranoia than about any genuine threat.”
