If only American politicians actually opposed all forms of ‘political violence’

“There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy,” former US president Barack Obama tweeted on July 13, in response to the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.

Former president Bill Clinton agreed: “Violence has no place in America, especially in our political process.”

As did current president Joe Biden Official statement: “There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.”

Former president George W.