On Tuesday, GOP Sen. Rand Paul verbalized his unease regarding the current political climate, reports The Hill.
An Overview of Paul’s Statements
The Kentucky senator shared the following remarks during a radio station interview:
“I really worry that someone is going to be killed. Those who are ratcheting up the conversation have to realize that they bear some responsibility if this elevates to violence.”
Paul then noted past occurrences of political violence, citing these events as evidence of instability amongst certain individuals:
“These are people that are unstable. We don’t want to encourage them. We have to somehow ratchet it down and say we’re not encouraging them, that violence is ever OK.”
Finally, the senator criticized Democrats who have called for civilians to physically confront their contenders:
“When people like Cory Booker say ‘get up in their face,’ he may think that that’s OK. What he doesn’t realize is that for about every thousandth person that might want to get up in your face, one of them is going to be unstable enough to commit violence.”
Politics in the United States
Like Rand Paul, many Americans have noted the ongoing and increasingly hostile political discord. Multiple politicians have faced accusations of sexual misconduct. Disgruntled civilians have taken to the streets to protest; some of these individuals have even faced arrest for engaging in violence.
