| alex... | Why shoot detainees if he was anti ICE? |
| miah... | The Left is Lost. Their language reflects it. Their inability to unite reflects it. |
| akyg... | Not surprised. ICE is doing very bad things at the direction of the president. I wish there was a peaceful way to stop ICE. And why do we have concentration camps in this country. |
| spro... | Regardless of ideological beliefs, its the responsibility of those in power to calm the rhetoric and de-polarize, but that just doesn't seem to be a priority so we're kind of stuck in this very dangerous hamster wheel. |
| nick... | Tensions are extremely high- largely fed by the current administration. When people are fed propaganda stories or mistruths that villainize others, there will eventually be those who see no other way than to react violently. |
| nord... | Polititions need to STOP this fighting and hate messages being sent to the public. Start giving and taking on the floor in Washington and at state level! Stop the We are Ruggt, They are all Wrong. Both aides |
| katl... | Trump is responsible for the hate speech just like in the 1/6 insurrection. |
| spro... | Keep spewing hate and blaming the guns leftists! |
| vvel... | The previous administration was much worst! |
| dave... | It was only a matter of time. The harsh and cruel realities of this administration’s policies has lead to such unrest. I’m afraid the worst is yet to come. |
| doct... | The administration is stoking hate and violence so that they can declare martial law and further deploy the military to crack down and justify creating a dictatorship while stopping elections. Americans may be starting to wake up; finally. I expect much more violence and frankly wouldn’t be surprised with an insurrection which would, of course, lead to Civil War. So pointless for the price of eggs…..makes me sick. |
| dian... | When our government initiates violence, it becomes acceptable behavior for others. |
| dnde... | The left has become unhinged and because they believe they have some imaginary moral superiority, they are able to justify their assassinations |
| what... | And the President isn’t helping, and only adding fuel to the fire. |
| iris... | Israel is a terrorist state. Defund Israel |
| loui... | Stop the "dictator, Nazi, authoritarian," rhetoric. Open debate is needed. |
| jose... | Trump has unleashed violence to everyone, not just politicians. |
| stab... | Political violence is a mischaracterization of many of the shootings which are just violent acts by young men who act on violence with encouragement from their internet life. |
| csbr... | The energy you put out there will always come back to you magnified. |
| jeff... | Trump is the main instigator!!! Also the rest of his Cabinet!! |
| nanc... | Unfortunately, you reap what you sow. Lack of gun control, harmful rhetoric, decreasing safety net (including mental health care) and a deeply divided society perpetuated by this administration all contribute. |
| fnpn... | I noticed how you conveniently did not mention what ideology was on the casings of the bullets. |
| bden... | I believe that Trump is responsible for the increased violent events in the country, especially those involving guns, and cannot believe that he refuses to accept any criticism without angrily accusing the critic of being the instigator! |
| jeb.... | It is not both sides. The right proved we are not violent by having the worst happen with Kirks murder and Trumps assassination attempt and there was no violence. |
| rhon... | Free Speech is being threatened by a group of people that have turned rabid against anyone who doesn't agree with them on every issue. |
| patc... | An unnerving percentage of politicians have taken note of Trump’s effective use of ‘tough talk’ li. ,,,mmmEvery population has a small percentage of mentally ill people that can be provoked to violence. |
| pjmc... | I'm very concerned about further violence in this poison political atmosphere, and also wonder whether we can believe any of the investigations into the motives and perpetrators. I believe that Trump loyalists in every department of our country will continue putting "clues right on the bullets" while they stoke fear of the left and try to incite a civil war......then putting us all under Marshall Law and cancelling elections. |
| arth... | It’s not politically correct, of course, but I keep my gun handy! |
| mdul... | Unfortunately, the tone set by Trump in providing the most funding of any law enforcement organization in the world and then pressing to ensure they are not subject to any oversight leads to the citizenry revolting. If any, say, municipal police force were to mask their agents and then send them out to seize people off the streets without probable cause, warrants, or due process, the residents would be up in arms and, eventually, leaning towards violence when their calls for adhering to the law fell on deaf ears. ICE, after having seized who they like, then transport them all over the country and eventually to places unknown leading to further fears of the tremendous power they've been given without oversight. The politically motivated attacks are wrong but are likely to escalate in my view. Trump even normalized J6, for goodness sake. |
| 19pi... | Very concerning when the leaders of our country are fueling these attacks. Plotting us against one another for their own agenda. Instead us as a country. |
| pete... | With a President who promotes both hatred and vilolence, it's almost inevitable that politically motivated attacks will only increase. |
| kold... | My main concern is that when extremists kill haters, Trump and Vance claim that they are democrats. Trump and the Russians want our country divided and fighting a civil war. I think in two years we will see MAGAs openly killing democrats. |
| nmik... | The leftist hate and violence will get worse propagated by left media, and ideological kids, mentally ill including the sexually dysfunctional , and colleges. |
| jame... | The media and social media have to stop glorifying this The mentally unstable run with that hype and perpetrate these acts |
| meri... | Violence begets violence and this administration is purposefully stoking the flames. There will be no change with this administration it may take decades to end the progression. |
| jame... | I don’t believe this administration is good for our country. |
| rose... | Concerned for all. |
| tmj6... | From both the extreme right and the extreme left |
| pjpa... | Common denominators: radicalized liberal & antidepressants aficionados |
| chri... | Politicians are driving bigger wedges between citizens for personal gain, the whole process accelerated by algorithmic boosting on social media to drive ad sales. This is how civil wars begin. |
