Elected Officials Worry That Attacks Will Escalate

“Republican and Democratic politicians are warning about rising violence targeting elected officials in the aftermath of a series of attacks, including the killing of a state official in Minnesota on Saturday,” Politico reports.

“Within the last year, there have been multiple assassination attempts against President Donald Trump, an arson attack on Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence, and the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington — setting a new cycle of violence in the country.”

Wall Street Journal: “On Thursday, Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill were at each other‘s throats. By Saturday, they were joining to decry political violence and seek more security.”

“The middle-of-the-night killing in Minnesota of a top Democratic state lawmaker and the shooting of a colleague, allegedly by a suspect posing as a police officer who had a list of other elected officials, jolted Capitol Hill, eight years to the day after Republican lawmakers were targeted by a lone gunman at a congressional baseball practice.”

Axios: “Members of Congress went into this weekend with their nerves already severely frayed. The shooting of two lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday has sent those tensions over the edge.”