In retrospect it was kind of suspicious when the president hired 80,000 guys with masks and machine guns and sent them to cities that didn't vote for him.
The reason bar trivia sucks in 2025 is the question is never “who was the Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served as prime minister from 1943-1963?”, it’s always “what was the last name of the family from friends?”
I WILL BE INTRODUCING THE MELISSA HORTMAN/CHARLIE KIRK GUN
SAFETY ACT TO MANDATE FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS TO PURCHASE A FIREARM! WE ALSO NEED RED FLAG LAWS, MORE PENALTIES FOR POLITICAL VIOLENCE, AND MORE FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS! TOO MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST!
My office has received an extraordinary number of violent and graphic threats yesterday and today from right-wing individuals online and over the phone—directed toward me, my family, and my staff—after I pointed out the simple fact that President Trump should join Speaker Johnson and other level-headed Republicans in condemning political violence, not inciting it further.
The solution to political disagreement in America is never violence. It should be easy for everybody to say that.
Republicans need to condemn violence committed by the right, just as I and many other Democrats condemn violence by the left.