--- title: Donald Trump: Anonymous Declares 'Total War' on His Campaign description: The hacker group Anonymous has declared "total war" on presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling his campaign "deeply disturbing" canonical: https://time.com/4258821/anonymous-declares-war-donald-trump/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-15T11:53:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:54:02.612Z article:section: Politics og:title: Anonymous Declares 'Total War' on Donald Trump og:description: "This is a call to arms." og:url: https://time.com/4258821/anonymous-declares-war-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d787780775a33c5/69888b020b72e370216e887b/donald-trump-republican-candidate-ohio.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Winner Aviation in Youngstown, Ohio og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Anonymous Declares 'Total War' on Donald Trump twitter:description: "This is a call to arms." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d787780775a33c5/69888b020b72e370216e887b/donald-trump-republican-candidate-ohio.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Anonymous Declares 'Total War' on Donald Trump > Sponsored content. 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U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Winner Aviation in Youngstown, Ohio on March 14, 2016. Aaron P. Bernstein—Reuters  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Mar 15, 2016 11:53 AM UTC The hacker group [Anonymous has declared “total war”](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/15/anonymous-declares-total-war-on-donald-trump/) on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling his campaign “deeply disturbing.” The group will revive its anti-Trump operation on a larger scale on April 1, aiming to dismantle his campaign after previously targeting him for his comments about Muslims, the _Telegraph_ reported. “Your inconsistent and hateful campaign has not only shocked the United States of America, you have shocked the entire planet with your appalling actions and ideas,” a masked person with a computerized voice [says in the group’s video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciavyc6bE7A&ebc=ANyPxKqYrdPtXtz-7USCN2jLsgWSheLXI1PinPVDL3RQubMrjpeACQV80wShtPT1q5pIrCNRXIyg2YUQoYgAUU5DYFTmF0e4OQ), which was uploaded March 4. “You don’t stand for anything except for your personal greed and power. 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