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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., shared a nearly four-and-a-half minute video on social media following the assassination of Charlie Kirk that warned about “a disturbing rise in political violence,” which the senator fears could lead to folks being afraid to participate in public life. He added that “every American” must condemn what happened to Kirk.

Sanders has long been a staunch opponent of Republicans and conservatives like Kirk, but the progressive senator said Thursday that this disagreement is precisely what democracy and freedom are all about. He added that anyone who thinks violence is an answer is simply a coward.

“A free and democratic society, which is what America is supposed to be about, depends upon the basic premise that people can

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