Forty-seven percent of Republicans believe that the left is responsible for most political violence, when in reality it runs almost 19-to-1 in the opposite direction. https://t.co/DOpwDnDacO
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) August 31, 2023
A recent study indicates that more Trump supporters think it's O.K. to use violence to restore him to power. That's why @FrankFigliuzzi1 says Trump and other officials who support him need to stop the incendiary rhetoric. https://t.co/mwIG5Z2qzU
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 13, 2023
Of 14 fatal political violence attacks in the US since the Capitol riot in which the perpetrator or suspect had a clear partisan leaning, 13 were right-wing assailants. One was on the left https://t.co/caFH7myilf by @nedmparker1 @byPeterEisler via @specialreports pic.twitter.com/cHSLlQsrN6
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 10, 2023
After rising in the late 60s-mid ‘70s, U.S. political violence became rare by 1980. It climbed again in 2016. Most of the recent deadly outbursts tracked by @Reuters came from the right https://t.co/6HxF56HwcY by @nedmparker1 @byPeterEisler via @specialreports pic.twitter.com/fzdiSHN6by
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 9, 2023
There is a direct and alarming connection between Trump’s political rise and the increase in political violence and threats of such violence in America.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 22, 2024
Trump has galvanized an army of vigilantes who are casting a fearsome shadow over the 2024 election. https://t.co/k1aR0Blfg3 pic.twitter.com/cXYi1KsONn
Sad! 