Why Cox says trust in government is falling

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said government failures and dysfunction have led to falling trust in institutions, and he said Utah Republicans risk “not listening to people” in light of a recent court ruling telling state lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries.

The Republican governor appeared alongside his counterpart, Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in a discussion about the importance of bipartisanship. Asked if he believes democratic institutions are holding amid an onslaught of partisan anger, Cox said yes, but added: “I think they’re more fragile than ever.”

While he said it’s easy and natural to look at the world with recency bias and assume things are worse than they’ve ever been — he noted the U.S. “l