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Tim Kaine: “There have been 300 instances of political violence in the…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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'I Don't Have Any Answers': Tim Kaine Reflects On Political Violence After Charlie Kirk's Killing

Published | Video Starts at 01:36

We have a colleague in the House, Steve Scalise, whose life was ineradicably changed by political violence. President Trump survived an assassination attempt and another assassination plot was foiled. There have been 300 instances of political violence in the United States since January 6, 2021. Some known individuals, some officials, some personalities, but also neighbors who are targeted with political violence by neighbors who don't agree with them. (01:36–01:42)

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