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Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is running for the U.S. Senate, made an astounding claim this past week about political violence.

Hinson was talking with reporters on a conference call Tuesday, less than a week after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. A reporter from The Gazette asked Hinson about critics of Kirk who argue that some of his rhetoric fueled political polarization.

“The truth is political violence in America is almost exclusively left-wing violence directed at people on the right,” Hinson said.

“I don’t think it’s an American problem. I think it’s a left-wing problem,” she said.

A quick online search will reveal Hinson is wrong. Now well-quoted

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