A chilling portrait is emerging of Elias Rodriguez, the man now charged with the brutal killing of two Israeli embassy staff members near the Capital Jewish Museum.
Beyond the tragic headlines of gunfire and grief, newly leaked messages suggest a deeply radicalized worldview steeped in anti-Western animus, virulent antisemitism, and admiration for extremist movements hostile to the United States and its allies.
According to screenshots published by left-wing journalist Ken Klippenstein, who claims to have received them from a former friend of Rodriguez, the accused shooter openly entertained genocidal fantasies and expressed fanatical support for Hamas and its allies.
One particularly disturbing message read: “Lol you probably would have to actually genocide white people to make this a normal country.” He continued, “Even a very targeted and selective rehabilitation program would probably have to lead to the lifetime imprisonments of tens of millions of white people.”
I’ve obtained private chat messages of the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy aides in DC, Elias Rodriguez, right up to the day before the shooting:https://t.co/t2oHd9MyT0
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) May 27, 2025
These messages, if verified, paint Rodriguez as an extremist not only in political views but in ideological vision. His hatred wasn’t limited to a single nation or cause. According to the leaks, Rodriguez routinely mocked Israel, expressed hope for its destruction, and aligned himself with what he reportedly called “the emerging resistance axis” — a coalition that included Russia, Iran, Hezbollah, and Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.
These aren’t just geopolitical grievances; they reflect a deliberate admiration for regimes and movements united by opposition to Western democracy, liberal values, and the state of Israel.
Rodriguez’s alleged rhetoric didn’t stop at foreign policy. In one shockingly callous exchange, he reportedly encouraged a friend to “dispose of” a family member suffering from schizophrenia. “Can you just chain him in the basement and slide meals under the door?” he asked, before doubling down with, “Stop complaining and just dispose of him.”
These revelations come as Rodriguez faces federal charges in what officials have confirmed was a targeted, deadly shooting. The victims, staffers for the Israeli embassy, were gunned down just blocks from Capitol Hill — a brazen act that investigators are now examining through the lens of ideological terrorism.
While authorities have not yet formally labeled the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism, the weight of the leaked messages adds gravity to the narrative: this was not a random act of violence, but potentially a premeditated strike born of hatred and ideological extremism.
