A number of senators are growing concerned that the apparent increase in political violence will be nearly impossible to reverse despite calls from every corner to turn down the national temperature after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Kirk’s killing was the latest in a lengthy string of politically-based attacks against members of both parties in recent years — headlined by the twin assassination attempts against President Trump.

It’s leaving senators to wonder whether anything can be done to fix a problem that’s only getting worse and worry it may be the new normal.

“What’s so alarming to all of us is it’s getting baked in,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) said. “It’s getting more and more [immersive]. How do you reverse it? It’s not like you can pass a law to reverse it.”

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