From Fox News: Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin compared the U.S. to Iran in several social media posts Sunday, claiming both countries are guilty of “killing protesters.”
After Martin received backlash for likening the Trump administration to the Iranian government, he doubled down in another post hours later.
Martin made his first comparison on X, expressing support for both protesters in the U.S. and Iran for rising up against “systems that wield violence without accountability.”
“From Tehran to my birthplace of Minneapolis, people are rising up against systems that wield violence without accountability. In Iran, brave protestors confront a far-right theocratic regime that crushes dissent and denies basic freedoms,” Martin wrote. “Here at home, tens of thousands are marching after the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good — demanding justice, transparency, and an end to an unchecked federal force that takes lives and tears families apart. Solidarity across borders means opposing authoritarian power everywhere and defending the right to live free from fear and state violence. #StandWithIran #JusticeForReneeGood #EndAuthoritarianism.”
From Tehran to my birthplace of Minneapolis, people are rising up against systems that wield violence without accountability.
In Iran, brave protestors confront a far-right theocratic regime that crushes dissent and denies basic freedoms. Here at home, tens of thousands are…
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin73) January 11, 2026
Martin referencing the protests in Iran, which have resulted in numerous deaths and thousands of detentions.
In a follow up post after he was bashed for his comparison, Martin wrote,
“If comparing the U.S. to Iran makes you angry, ask why. Killing protesters. Crushing dissent. Kidnapping and disappearing legal citizens. Ignoring courts. Threatening critics. Terrorizing communities. That’s authoritarian behavior—anywhere. If you’re rushing to defend it, maybe the problem isn’t the comparison. Trump keeps pushing it, Americans aren’t buying it, and Minneapolis won’t be silent,” Martin wrote.
If comparing the U.S. to Iran makes you angry, ask why. Killing protesters. Crushing dissent. Kidnapping and disappearing legal citizens. Ignoring courts. Threatening critics. Terrorizing communities. That’s authoritarian behavior—anywhere. If you’re rushing to defend it, maybe… https://t.co/nh6krxBHul
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin73) January 11, 2026
The official White House Rapid Response account on X responded to Martin, explaining like he was a five-year-old, “In Iran, protesters are risking death fighting for freedom from a brutal Islamic terrorist regime.
“In Minneapolis, Radical Left lunatics and purple-haired schizos are melting down over law enforcement.
“The head of the Democrat Party thinks they are the same.”
In Iran, protesters are risking death fighting for freedom from a brutal Islamic terrorist regime.
In Minneapolis, Radical Left lunatics and purple-haired schizos are melting down over law enforcement.
The head of the Democrat Party thinks they are the same. https://t.co/J1wPAwD0HG
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 11, 2026
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