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"Trump’s entrance onto the political stage coincides with the steady rise in political violence in the country. His rhetoric casts his political opponents as evil, as he calls for “retribution” against those who have wronged him. His top political advisor, Stephen Miller, has called Democrats a “domestic, extremist organization.” Violent rhetoric was a frequent feature at his rallies in 2016, which he egged on, and became a tool to try to steal the 2020 election on Jan. 6. Political violence has even become a laughing matter for Trump and his allies. After a crazed attacker fueled by online conspiracy theories beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer, Trump mocked it. “Nancy Pelosi has a big wall wrapped around her house. Of course, it didn’t help too much with the problem she had, did it?” Trump said in 2024.
...In just the past year...there were two attempted assassinations against President Donald Trump, then a candidate, the shootings of two Minnesota state legislators and their family members, the arson attack on Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home and the shooting of the Centers for Disease Control headquarters — and now, what appears to be the assassination of a famous far-right figure... Other recent episodes included the shooting of Republican congressmen in 2017, the Unite the Right rally at Charlottesville that left one protester dead in 2017, the attempted mail bombing of Democratic congressmen and other political figures in 2018, the attack on Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi... the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer and, of course, the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Research...indicates that it has been steadily increasing over the past decade. Threats against members of Congress have nearly doubled since 2017, according to the Capitol Police. Threats against local officials have similarly nearly doubled since 2022, with such threats in 2025 already exceeding all threats for 2022 and 2023... The majority of threats and political violence in recent years have come from the right in the U.S., according to a study from the National Institute of Justice Journal. That study found that politically motivated murders committed by right-wing actors far outstripped those committed by either left-wing actors or Islamist extremists in the U.S. This has been fomented by rising activity among militia groups, far-right street gangs and political figures, perhaps most notably Trump. That isn’t to say that left-wing political violence does not occur. It is just less of a feature of the political landscape than it was in the 1970s — the high point for political violence in the U.S. over the past 50 years."
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Its no coincidence. Elect a demagogue, get violence. America saw the violence he fomented on Jan 6th and decided they didn't mind.
...In just the past year...there were two attempted assassinations against President Donald Trump, then a candidate, the shootings of two Minnesota state legislators and their family members, the arson attack on Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home and the shooting of the Centers for Disease Control headquarters — and now, what appears to be the assassination of a famous far-right figure... Other recent episodes included the shooting of Republican congressmen in 2017, the Unite the Right rally at Charlottesville that left one protester dead in 2017, the attempted mail bombing of Democratic congressmen and other political figures in 2018, the attack on Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi... the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer and, of course, the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Research...indicates that it has been steadily increasing over the past decade. Threats against members of Congress have nearly doubled since 2017, according to the Capitol Police. Threats against local officials have similarly nearly doubled since 2022, with such threats in 2025 already exceeding all threats for 2022 and 2023... The majority of threats and political violence in recent years have come from the right in the U.S., according to a study from the National Institute of Justice Journal. That study found that politically motivated murders committed by right-wing actors far outstripped those committed by either left-wing actors or Islamist extremists in the U.S. This has been fomented by rising activity among militia groups, far-right street gangs and political figures, perhaps most notably Trump. That isn’t to say that left-wing political violence does not occur. It is just less of a feature of the political landscape than it was in the 1970s — the high point for political violence in the U.S. over the past 50 years."
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Its no coincidence. Elect a demagogue, get violence. America saw the violence he fomented on Jan 6th and decided they didn't mind.
