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In this video, I provide an answer to the question, "did violent rhetoric cause the Trump shooting?" I break the question down into 3 parts, discuss the nature of evidence for claims made, and highlight a paradox that helps to explain the extent to which our heated political discourse could have caused one person to engage in a violent act. See below for some show notes and links.

Example of claim that violent rhetoric from Democrats led to Trump shooting:
https://x.com/JDVance1/status/1812280...

Example of inflammatory rhetoric by Democrats about President Trump:
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4...

Trump campaign's post from July 8, 2024 calling President Biden "a threat to democracy":
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/07f...

Salena Zito's article about the paradox regarding how Trump's rhetoric is viewed by the media and Trump's supporters:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...