US rhetoric hits home
The Citizen|July 15, 2024
CONCERN: WARNINGS ISSUED ON HOSTILE CAMPAIGN LANGUAGE
US rhetoric hits home

Trump himself is architect of nature of political discourse.

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his Pennsylvania rally has confirmed the worst fears of public figures warning that an escalation in incendiary political rhetoric on all sides could lead to bloodshed.

US lawmakers and analysts have been voicing concerns that increasingly bellicose campaign language is a worry ahead of November's presidential election.

This was illustrated in 2022 when then-House speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked with a hammer by a far-right conspiracy theorist who wanted to hold her hostage.

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