# Trump launches new attack line against Democrats, calling them ‘jihadists’

https://mins.news/en/item/18593

- CNN, 2026-08-10 23:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/politics/trump-jihadists-midterms-democrats?Date=20260810&Profile=CNN

> President Donald Trump said Monday that “jihadists” are being elected “all over the place.” His remarks mark a new and incendiary line of attack aimed at Democrats. The comments come with only three months remaining before the midterm election, as Trump intensifies his political messaging against the party.

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