The United States is in a raging fever. A very political fever. A right-wing extremist (anti-abortion activist) killed Minnesota House Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, and seriously injured another representative from the Minneapolis suburbs, John Hoffman, and his wife. Melissa was close to Kamala Harris’s former running mate, Tim Walz, from the same state.
Donald Trump is directly responsible for this situation. By supporting openly the January 6th insurrection by pro-Trump activists, by pardoning all participants, including those who physically assaulted police officers, by treating them as heroes : all of this creates a climate of impunity that not only tolerates political violence, but encourages it.
An attack on elected officials is always an attack on American democracy itself.
Note : No condolences from the White House. Isn’t that partisan ?