"It is daunting to try to recall all the politically motivated attacks, and attempted attacks, in America over the last few years. This year alone: someone set fire to the Pennsylvania's governor's residence while Governor Josh Shapiro and his family slept upstairs. Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, Israeli embassy workers, were shot and killed in Washington, D.C. 82-year-old Karen Diamond died, and several others were burned, in a fire-bombing attack on a march in Boulder, Colorado."
"A week after that, Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home. The Hortmans' killer also shot State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, who survived. Last year, there were two attempts to assassinate Donald Trump during his presidential campaign. One bullet only narrowly missed its mark, grazing Trump's ear. But a supporter sitting behind him was killed."
"Early in 2022, someone tried to shoot Craig Greenberg, then running for mayor of Louisville. The bullets came close, but missed. That summer, a man was arrested outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, with plans to assassinate the Justice. In the fall, Paul Pelosi, husband of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked with a hammer inside the couple's San Francisco home."
Numerous politically motivated attacks and attempted attacks have occurred across the United States in recent years. Someone set fire to the Pennsylvania governor's residence while Governor Josh Shapiro and his family slept upstairs. Israeli embassy workers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were shot and killed in Washington, D.C. Karen Diamond, 82, died and several others were burned in a fire-bombing attack on a march in Boulder, Colorado. Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed at their home; State Senator John Hoffman and his wife survived gunshot wounds. Two assassination attempts targeted Donald Trump during his campaign. Other incidents include an attempt on Craig Greenberg, an arrest outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home with assassination plans, an attack on Paul Pelosi, pipe bombs found outside party headquarters on January 6, 2021, and a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
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