Republican Response to the Pelosi Attack Shows the Party Still Won’t Confront Political Violence

Many Republicans have condemned the attack on Paul Pelosi, making clear that they believe beating the spouse of a top Democrat with a hammer is horrifying and disgusting, as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell put it in the immediate aftermath. But much of the GOP has remained silent on the extremism that precipitated the violence. The assault did not happen in isolation, but in a heated climate in which the threat of political violence has been hanging in the air — and the GOP doesn’t want to talk about it. Like the January 6 insurrection, which also, in part, targeted… Read Full Article