The juxtaposition of a 9/11 anniversary and the shocking assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk should have marked the moment when President Donald Trump finally called on all Americans to reject the political violence that has become characteristic of this country.
Instead, as is his wont, Trump and his acolytes used the incident to encourage more partisan mayhem — by blaming Kirk’s killing on “radical left political violence” while keeping silent on MAGA (and Trump) threats against judges, along with violent attacks and political murders of Democratic officials by Trump supporters.
Such incitement is hardly surprising from the leader who pardoned and lionized the Jan. 6, 2021, mob of violent cop bashers that brayed for the hanging of Vice President Mike Pence.
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