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The Washington Roundtable discusses the fatal shooting of the right-wing activist and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk, who was killed on Wednesday during a speech on a college campus. The panel considers whether the United States risks tumbling into a spiral of political violence, and how the Administration might use this moment to justify a crackdown on political opponents.

This week’s reading:

“ Did Trump Just Declare War on the American Left? ,” by Susan B. Glasser

“ MAGA Reacts to the Assassination of Charlie Kirk ,” by Antonia Hitchens

“ Charlie Kirk’s Murder and the Crisis of Political Violence ,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells

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