Trump blames recent attacks on 'genetics' of assailants

essentialsaltes · Mar 14, 2026

Trump blames recent attacks on 'genetics' of assailants

President Donald Trump previously told a radio show that immigrants who become murderers had "bad genes."

"They’re sick people, and a lot of them were let in here. They shouldn’t have been let in. Others are just bad. They go bad. Something wrong — there’s something wrong there. The genetics are not exactly, they’re not exactly your genetic," Trump told Fox News Radio's Brian Kilmeade in an interview released Friday. "It’s one of those problems, Brian. It’s a, it’s a terrible thing, and it happens."

[For reference, Brian Kilmeade's 'genetics']

The president has often used language around genetics to praise or criticize others. Experts have long associated similar language with racial pseudoscience, or eugenics, a theory regarding superior hereditary traits of racial groups that modern scientists have debunked and found to be unethical.

Last year, Trump also mentioned "good genes" when referring to a naval officer at the military branch's 250th anniversary celebration.

While shouting out a commander in attendance, the president said, "Wow. Look at this handsome guy. That’s good genetics. Good genes."

In 2024, Trump, who was then running for president, suggested that immigrants who become murderers have "bad genes."

"You know, now a murderer, I believe this, it’s in their genes. And we got a lot of bad genes in our country right now," he said in an interview on "The Hugh Hewitt Show."

Pommer · Mar 14, 2026

essentialsaltes said:
Trump blames recent attacks on 'genetics' of assailants
President Donald Trump previously told a radio show that immigrants who become murderers had "bad genes."

"They’re sick people, and a lot of them were let in here. They shouldn’t have been let in. Others are just bad. They go bad. Something wrong — there’s something wrong there. The genetics are not exactly, they’re not exactly your genetic," Trump told Fox News Radio's Brian Kilmeade in an interview released Friday. "It’s one of those problems, Brian. It’s a, it’s a terrible thing, and it happens."

[For reference, Brian Kilmeade's 'genetics']
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The president has often used language around genetics to praise or criticize others. Experts have long associated similar language with racial pseudoscience, or eugenics, a theory regarding superior hereditary traits of racial groups that modern scientists have debunked and found to be unethical.

Last year, Trump also mentioned "good genes" when referring to a naval officer at the military branch's 250th anniversary celebration.

While shouting out a commander in attendance, the president said, "Wow. Look at this handsome guy. That’s good genetics. Good genes."

In 2024, Trump, who was then running for president, suggested that immigrants who become murderers have "bad genes."

"You know, now a murderer, I believe this, it’s in their genes. And we got a lot of bad genes in our country right now," he said in an interview on "The Hugh Hewitt Show."

Huh, I didn’t expect the President to Make Eugenics Great Again, but here we are.

Chesterton · Mar 14, 2026

Trump's right. According to ChatGPT, these are the countries with world's highest cousin-marriage percentages:

Pakistan — ~65

Kuwait — ~54%
Qatar — ~54%
United Arab Emirates — ~50%
Sudan — ~50%
Afghanistan — ~49%
Iraq — ~46%
Yemen — ~45%

Expect not-so-good genes to increase with immigration, and the violence it entails.

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN · Mar 14, 2026

Yes, we should keep criminals out. But Trump is a criminal himself. So, he must have bad genetics.

Tuur · Mar 14, 2026

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:
Yes, we should keep criminals out. But Trump is a criminal himself. So, he must have bad genetics.

What a coincidence: So was Ghandi.

DaisyDay · Mar 15, 2026

Tuur said:
What a coincidence: So was Ghandi.

Good thing he will never immigrate here or become president of the United States!

The clarion call for ethnic cleansing is a curse on the nation.

Always in His Presence · Mar 15, 2026

DaisyDay said:
The clarion call for ethnic cleansing is a curse on the nation.

Good thing that is not happening in the US

Seems some might have a hard time knowing the difference between genetics and eugenics.

DaisyDay · Mar 15, 2026

Always in His Presence said:
Good thing that is not happening in the US

Apart from where it is happening, sure.

Always in His Presence said:
Seems some might have a hard time knowing the difference between genetics and eugenics.

So, what is the difference in your own words?

Tuur · Mar 15, 2026

DaisyDay said:
Good thing he will never immigrate here or become president of the United States!

The clarion call for ethnic cleansing is a curse on the nation.

An echo to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, and his support of eugenics. It's interesting that the comment is characterized as ethnic cleansing rather than eugenics, even though that would be more accurate. Or perhaps the younger folks have never heard of eugenics, or how Planned Parenthood was a fellow traveler. Yes, Margaret Sanger, we're looking at you. In the 1960s and 1970s, I remember hearing arguments about genetic conditions becoming more prevalent due to those who had them not dying off as they would have before advances in medicine, but by then no one dared to call it eugenics. Kind of like a disreputable relation at a family reunion that no one wants to acknowledge.

Always in His Presence · Mar 15, 2026

DaisyDay said:
Apart from where it is happening, sure.

Link - proof - where is the "Clarion Call for ethnic cleansing - please cite quotes and verifiable sources.

DaisyDay said:
So, what is the difference in your own words?

Genetics is science -

Eugenics is attempting to improve humanity by eliminating humans - - like the philosophy behind Planned Parenthood

Larniavc · Mar 15, 2026

Always in His Presence said:
Eugenics is attempting to improve humanity by eliminating humans -

essentialsaltes · Mar 15, 2026

Always in His Presence said:
Eugenics is attempting to improve humanity by eliminating humans - - like the philosophy behind Planned Parenthood

That was never the philosophy behind Planned Parenthood. Sanger opposed abortion, and her idea of eugenics was entirely voluntary.

essentialsaltes · Mar 15, 2026

Always in His Presence said:
Genetics is science

Is "criminals have bad genetics" science? Did Donald Trump have these assailants' genomes sequenced?

Chesterton · Mar 15, 2026

And why the photo of Brian Kilmeade?

MarkSB · Mar 15, 2026

Chesterton said:
Trump's right. According to ChatGPT, these are the countries with world's highest cousin-marriage percentages:

Pakistan — ~65

Kuwait — ~54%

Qatar — ~54%

United Arab Emirates — ~50%

Sudan — ~50%

Afghanistan — ~49%

Iraq — ~46%

Yemen — ~45%

Expect not-so-good genes to increase with immigration, and the violence it entails.

Except the U.S. immigrant population from those countries is relatively low. But nice try in attempting to lump all immigrants into the same basket.

The largest U.S. immigrant populations are from Mexico, India, and China.

7thKeeper · Mar 15, 2026

MarkSB said:
Except the U.S. immigrant population from those countries is relatively low. But nice try in attempting to lump all immigrants into the same basket.

The largest U.S. immigrant populations are from Mexico, India, and China.

I'm also waiting for the racist arguement as to how any of that relates to criminality.

Chesterton · Mar 15, 2026

MarkSB said:
Except the U.S. immigrant population from those countries is relatively low. But nice try in attempting to lump all immigrants into the same basket.

The largest U.S. immigrant populations are from Mexico, India, and China.

Before 1947, Pakistan and India are the same people.

MarkSB · Mar 15, 2026

Chesterton said:
Before 1947, Pakistan and India are the same people.

Well, India comes in at 7.5% for your "cousin marriage" statistic. Once again, nice try on your "Trump is right" claim.

Landon Caeli · Mar 15, 2026

I think I have probably like the highest rated genes and stuff. Just fyi.

iluvatar5150 · Mar 15, 2026

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:
Yes, we should keep criminals out. But Trump is a criminal himself. So, he must have bad genetics.

I mean…

If they’re not bad, they’re certainly close to their expiration date.

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