A new era of American political violence is upon us. How did we get here? How does it end?

The U.S. is in a new era of political violence — one that feels starker than any since the fraught days of 1968, experts said.

Most Americans disapprove of political violence, but how the nation moves forward will also depend in part on the rhetoric of political leaders, the experts said.

Two assassination attempts on President Trump. The assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the wounding of others. The assassination of a top healthcare executive. The killing of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington. The storming of the U.S. Capitol by a violent mob intent on forcing the nation’s political leaders to their will.

And, on Wednesday, the fatal shooting of one of the nation’s most prominent conservative political activists — close Trump ally Charlie Kirk