Political violence is “a crisis” in America “that requires all of us to do better,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said on Tuesday during an appearance in Washington.

Shapiro, whose residence in Harrisburg, Pa., was firebombed during Passover and whose state was the scene of an attempted assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump in July 2024, appeared with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican who was quick to condemn the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in his state last September.

Their joint appearance was part of an NBC News series on “finding common ground” and was held at the Washington National Cathedral.

“We need to begin by saying that all leaders must condemn all political violence, not cherry-pick which violence to condemn and which violence to accep

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