Representative Jasmine Crockett , a Texas Democrat, defended some of her past comments during a Friday appearance on The Breakfast Club radio show, rejecting accusations that Democrats' language contributed to political violence following the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University (UVU) on Wednesday.

The congresswoman distinguished between what she characterized as rhetorical criticism and direct calls for political violence, specifically defending her previous use of terms like " wannabe Hitler " to describe President Donald Trump .

Newsweek reached out to Crockett's office and the White House via email on Saturday for comment.

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Kirk's assassination marks the latest in a disturbing pattern of political violence that

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