"There’s always been a place for political violence in America" | The New Statesman
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as posted by the channelAmerica has a long history of political violence from violence against Native Americans, revolution, civil war, slavery, and assassination attempts.
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Republicans and Democrats alike have rightly condemned the attack on former US President Donald Trump which left a bystander and suspected shooter Thomas Crooks dead, two more people injured, and the presumptive Republican candidate bloodied but defiant.
However Trump supporters have been quick to point to use of language by Joe Biden and Democrats - describing Trump as a "threat to American democracy", for example - as inciteful of violence.
On this episode, Hannah Barnes is joined by the journalist and lawyer Jill Filipovic, global affairs editor Katie Stallard and author and documentarian Phil Tinline to discuss how Democrats should respond to this accusation - which, as Jill says, is "not just hypocritical, it's like a through-the-looking-glass made up universe".
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The attempted assassination of Donald Trump, by Katie Stallard
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