Washington Post Keeps Downplaying Left-Wing Political Violence

If the Washington Post’s news reporters were capable of shame, they probably would not be sticking with their description of a small-cell left-wing terrorist attack on federal law enforcement last year as a “protest” that went sideways.

The Post got plenty of grief last month when it described a July 4, 2025, attack on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Texas — one of three armed assaults on ICE and CBP facilities that year — as a “protest” that “turned violent.” That characterization was indefensibly misleading. As I wrote of that attack last month:

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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If the Washington Post’s news reporters were capable of shame, they probably would not be sticking with their description of a small-cell left-wing terrorist attack on federal law enforcement last year as a “protest” that went sideways.

The Post got plenty of grief last month when it described a July 4, 2025, attack on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Texas — one of three armed assaults on ICE and CBP facilities that year — as a “protest” that “turned violent.” That characterization was indefensibly misleading. As I wrote of that attack last month:

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.