Trump says part of his 'big plans' for 2026 midterms is to 'survive' amid left-wing violence

Talking about the current situation, Donald Trump accused the Democrats of making politics ‘very dangerous’
PUBLISHED OCT 3, 2025
Donald Trump said during an interview with 'One America News Network' that part of his 'big plans' for the 2026 midterms is to 'survive' (Getty Images)
Donald Trump said during an interview with 'One America News Network' that part of his 'big plans' for the 2026 midterms is to 'survive' (Getty Images)


 

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump recently revealed that part of his "big plans" for the 2026 midterms is the desire to "survive" amid left-wing violence.

During the 2024 presidential campaign, a bullet clipped Trump’s ear during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at the POTUS from a nearby rooftop.

Trump says the rhetoric used by Democrats 'is very dangerous'

During an interview with 'One America News Network', which was released on Thursday, October 2, a reporter asked Donald Trump if he had plans to be out on the campaign trail stumping for Republican candidates.

The Republican leader replied, "I have big plans, I want to survive."

"So you look at what’s going on, it’s crazy. You know, the rhetoric that these crazy Democrats are using is very dangerous. They’ve made politics very dangerous," Trump added.

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Talking about his 2026 agenda, Trump said, "We’ll be, we’ll be, you’re going to be very happy with the job we’re going to do."

During the 2024 presidential campaign, two attempts were made on Trump’s life.

During the first assassination attempt, a bullet grazed his ear while he was speaking at his rally in Pennsylvania.

The bullet was inches from directly hitting the POTUS' head, and he wore a bandage on his ear for days after the attack.

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Donald Trump is rushed offstage by US Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump said that he was deeply impacted by the incident as he came close to losing his life.

Two months after the Butler shooting, 59-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested after pointing a gun at Trump’s Palm Beach golf course while the president was golfing a few holes away.

Routh was allegedly not affiliated with any political party at the time of the attempted killing, but had said he voted for Trump in 2016 and had since become disillusioned.

Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested while traveling north on I-95 toward Martin County on September 15, 2024 (Martin County Sheriff’s Office)
Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested after pointing a gun at Donald Trump’s Palm Beach golf course while the then-presidential candidate was playing golf in September 2024 (Martin County Sheriff’s Office)

Trump’s statement comes after the tragic killing of conservative icon Charlie Kirk on September 10. Kirk was shot in the neck while debating students at Utah Valley University's campus.

His death sent shockwaves across the world and raised further concerns about security.

Trump to support his allies in key races across the country

Donald Trump has said he will be supporting his allies in key races across the country regarding his other midterm goals.

He started to raise money "the day after" he defeated former Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris in 2024 and has since raised over $1 billion across several initiatives.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. In an unprecedented gathering, almost 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted leaders have been ordered into one location from around the world on short notice. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025, in Quantico, Virginia (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The president told Governors during a Republican Governors Dinner in Washington in February, "So we’ve got that money, and I got to spend it somewhere … if I can’t spend it on me, I guess that means I’m going to be spending it on some of my friends, right?"

However, he expressed some doubt during his 'One America News Network' interview, saying, "The one thing that I worry about is that, if you look over many, many years, I don’t have the numbers, but the person that wins the presidency always seems to lose the midterms."

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