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A Democratic senator from Delaware is blaming the internet for "driving extremism in our country" following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Sen. Chris Coons, D- Del,, appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. He told host Major Garrett that Americans cannot let political violence drive the country further apart, calling Kirk's assassination "brutal" while discussing "the importance of the First Amendment of free speech."

"No matter how much I might deeply disagree with his political views, the idea that he would be killed in such a grotesque and public way has to bring all of us to reflect about how hard it's getting because the internet is an accelerant," Coons said.

"It is driving extremism in our country. It's d

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