The governor of Utah struggled to find the right words to describe the question so many have been asking: What is happening in America?
The silence lasted nearly 10 seconds. He looked down. He opened and closed his mouth.
“Our nation is broken,” Spencer Cox finally said, hours after the public killing of Charlie Kirk. The governor described violent attacks on both Democrats and Republicans, including the killing of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, two assassination attempts on President Donald Trump and the firebombing of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence.
His words stood out not just for the stark language about America’s troubles, but for his sober acknowledgement that the violence reaches across the political divide.
It can be hard to remember all the scenes of political violence in just the past few years: Butler, Pennsylvania, the Minneapolis suburbs, San Francisco, New York City, West Palm Beach. And more. Taken together, they are enough to make Americans wonder: Is there a way forward? What might it look like?
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