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The assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk should be a turning point to end the dangerous political polarization of America.

U.S. Rep. Tony Wied notes a rise in political violence, citing recent attacks on Donald Trump as well as state lawmakers in Minnesota.

Wied calls for a return to spirited policy debates that end with handshakes, not hatred.

Sept. 10 was an extraordinarily sad day for America. The assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah should be a turning point for all of us. We are a nation built on freedom of speech and the belief that we can engage in passionate debates and disagreements, but at the end of the day, we are all Americans.

In recent years, however, we have seen our politics become dangerously polarized. Americans have begun att

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