MSNBC analyst Christopher O’Leary threatened that violence against the right will continue until violent leftists are given what they want.

O’Leary made this threat while discussing a Wednesday shooting in which one individual was killed and two others were injured after a gunman opened fire on an ICE transportation vehicle in Dallas. Investigators announced that rounds found near the shooter — who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound — were inscribed with anti-ICE messaging. Notably, there was a bomb threat at the same facility last month, according to DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin, as The Federalist previously reported.

O’Leary blamed the violence on “conditions” that result in people “acting out,” arguing these perpetrators believe they have no other “recourse.”

“Politically motivated [terrorism], it doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens because conditions have been set that people start acting out against.”

O’Leary then lists the “conditions” as “the wealth gap, oppressive policies … the militarization of ICE and other federal law enforcement, the wearing of the masks, the aggressive tactics. So, the people who are starting to act out against this feel it’s their only recourse. Again, this is predictable. We see this happening throughout our history and in other places as well.”

“So, you know, we can tone down the rhetoric, and that’s the right message,” he continued. “But you also have to start looking at what policies you’ve implemented and what tactics you’re using, because, if you tone down the rhetoric, but you leave those other pieces in place, nothing’s going to change.”

When asked by host Katy Tur how to prevent “the next person from doing this,” O’Leary suggested: “The first thing is, you take the underlying drivers away.”

In other words, unless the right caves to radical leftist demands, violence will continue. O’Leary’s comments would be the same as saying we can eradicate armed robberies if we just let criminals have anything they want for free.

O’Leary’s comments give the left a ridiculous bargaining chip: threaten violence unless opponents cave to your demands. Instead of rationalizing violence, O’Leary and the rest of the propaganda press should be condemning the continued bloodshed spurred by radical leftists.

Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2