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'We're in an era of violent populism' in the US, professor Robert Pape says
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9:04Now PlayingRobert Pape, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, believes the US is an "era of violent populism".
He told Yalda Hakim: "What I have found is that you see political violence rising on both sides, you see assassination attempts rising against Democratic leaders, think [Melissa] Hortman, she was one of two actually assassinated last summer, Charlie Kirk, multiple attempts against Donald Trump but also attempts against Nancy Pelosi."
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