Polls show an alarming number of Americans — and a higher rate of Republicans — believe political violence is justified.
Guests listen as Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance speaks during a campaign rally at Middletown High School on July 22, 2024, in Middletown, Ohio.On Monday, an Ohio Republican lawmaker introducing GOP vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance suggested that, should Vance and presidential nominee Donald Trump fail to win the 2024 election, their supporters should engage in a “civil war to save the country.
“I regret the divisive remarks I made in the excitement of the moment on stage. Especially in light of the assassination attempt of President Trump last week, we should all be mindful of what is said at political events, myself included,” Lang’s backtracking of his incendiary rhetoric is yet another example of a common strategy among Republican lawmakers: inciting their supporters and then acting surprised when they are accused of having inspired the violence that takes place later on.during the 2020 presidential election, there are dozens of examples of people engaging in violent attacks against others and later saying they were motivated by something Trump said.
Motivated by Trump’s statement, many Proud Boys showed up on January 6, 2021, as a coordinated segment in the violent breach on the U.S. Capitol building during the certification of Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.
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