President Donald Trump’s administration is asking Congress to approve an additional $58 million for security, a request that has triggered sharp backlash from critics who say political leaders are reaping what they’ve sown with a history of inflammatory rhetoric.

The proposal, confirmed Sunday by a leadership aide to NBC News, would fund expanded protection for the executive and judicial branches in the wake of rising political violence — most recently the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old Trump ally who was gunned down while speaking at Utah Valley University last week.

The White House has also voiced support for enhancing member security in Congress, though it deferred to the legislative branch on how to carry that out.

Kirk’s murder was the latest in

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