
We've got to universally condemn political violence, no matter where it is, whether it's against Charlie Kirk or someone else. It is not OK. We all have to work together to condemn it. We've got to find our better angels.
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We've got to universally condemn political violence, no matter where it is, whether it's against Charlie Kirk or someone else. It is not OK. We all have to work together to condemn it. We've got to find our better angels.

Our foundational principle in this country... is about freedom of expression, freedom of speech.

Without question, they’re trying to stifle dissent.

without question the Trump administration is trying to stifle dissent.

to see that being undermined by the long arm of the federal government is extremely dangerous.

I mean, listen, the bedrock of our free society is the freedom of speech...

I refuse to accept that you’ve got to attack your fellow Americans in order to win an election, and I simply won’t engage in that.

I do believe that all leaders need to speak and act with moral clarity, and I believe that starts with the president of the United States.

she’s going to have to answer to how she was in the room and yet never said anything publicly.

Violence transcends party lines — and the way to address it and have true peaceful debate is for leaders to speak and act with moral clarity. That needs to start with the President.

Using the rhetoric of rage and calling some of our fellow Americans ‘scum’ — no matter how profound our differences — only creates more division and makes it harder to heal.

No one party is immune from political violence.

The attack on Charlie Kirk is horrifying and this growing type of unconscionable violence cannot be allowed in our society.

I condemn this in the strongest terms. There is ZERO place in our great country for these horrendous acts of political violence.

Those are acts of war and we simply can’t just stand for it.

Donald Trump inherited an economy built on years of steady job growth.