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Senator whose wife was shot fears for safety after Trump sedition accusation

Senator Mark Kelly whose wife, Gabrielle Giffords, narrowly survived an attempted assassination while she was in Congress in 2011 says he is worried about increased threats to his family's safety after Donald Trump accused him and other Democratic lawmakers of SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH. This kind of language is dangerous, and it's wrong, Kelly said on Friday on MS NOW's Morning Joe, with political violence one of the top topics in the US's public discourse.

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fromwww.theguardian.com

3 weeks ago

Public servants are being targeted and MPs have been murdered. But we will prevent fear from destroying our politics | Dan Jarvis

Public office holders face escalating harassment and threats that endanger democracy, deter diverse candidates, and force self-censorship.

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Senator whose wife was shot fears for safety after Trump sedition accusation

Public servants are being targeted and MPs have been murdered. But we will prevent fear from destroying our politics | Dan Jarvis

#threats-to-public-officials
#threats-to-public-officials