WATCH: Kirk assassination prompts bipartisan warnings about heated rhetoric

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The lawmakers from both sides of the corridor were in agreement that political discourse in the United States had reached an amazing level after the assassination of Charlie Kerk and other recent political violence.
Kirk’s assassination is the latest in a series of political violence that has left several high -level personalities or injury since July 2024, when President Donald Trump was shot dead during his second term in Bater, Pennsylvania. Trump was targeted again by a possible killer after only months. In April, the governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiru was a victim of deliberate attack. In June, two legislators in Minnesota and their families were attacked, leaving two dead.
Political violence had a chilling effect on the nation, as some legislators went to the point of abolishing public appearances amid fears of physical violence.
The person who went to Fox News said: “We have a climate now where the people who dismantle frankly disintegrate … like the players who tried to shoot President Trump, the person who shot him, the person-whatever he-who killed Charlie, the person who went after the legislators in Minnesota-these people are silent.” “But they are prepared through a climate that says,” Hey, as you know, there is nothing wrong with going out and shooting at your opponents because they are really Hitler. “
Trump’s fighting sounds refer to Charlie Kerk’s legacy after the assassination, he says he was doing the policy “The right path”
Charlie Kerk appears alongside a picture of President Donald Trump after he was shot in Bater, Pennsylvania. (Getty Images)
Democratic legislators also echoed the hill.
“It is really sad and frightening, as you know, frankly, how the wonderful things in this country have become in terms of our political discourse,” said Senator Andy Kim, Dingles. “I was actually noticing only on the last day how, in a poll, more than 50 % of the Americans included in the poll said they would call people in the other political party” enemy “. I only think this is terrifying, this is very dangerous for our country to be.”
Democratic Senator Jeff Mercli of Oregon added that in order for this republic to work, people must be able to participate enthusiastically. [their] Perspective and doing so, knowing that we solve our differences through advocacy and vote, and not through violence. “
Charlie Kirk warned that the culture of assassination is spreading on the left “in post -murder months

Democratic Senator in New Jersey Andy Kim speaks during a hearing in the Capitol Hill. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Senator Shieldon Whitehaus answered the doctor, when he was asked about Kirk’s death about the current state of his current calligrapher, “
Kirk was famous for engaging in enthusiasm, but also with respect, with students from all political lines on the campus of universities as part of Turning Point Usa, the popular base organization that he participated in its founding in 2012. He would regularly visit universities throughout the country and discuss students from various perspectives in various issues per day. Often, Kirk was carrying events “fixed me a mistake”, giving students an opportunity to do this – proof that it is a mistake.
“I mean, this is a shame of this.” This is the thing in this country, we have freedom of expression. No one should come out violent based on something that one said. “

Representative Thomas Massi, RK, appears outside the American Capitol building on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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“I hope all people will take a moment, reflect, and drop this political discourse.” “These violent words precede violent acts.”
Meanwhile, Holly suggested a tactic to help solve the problem.
“I will say again, part of the way we stop. Do we realize that there are things in life more important than politics,” he told reporters.
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2025-09-13 08:00:00