The Metro: What does it mean when Political Violence Escalates
An alleged political assassination sparks fear and echoes history. Historian Jeremi Suri joins The Metro to explore what this means for democracy.
The crowd begins to march at the No Kings rally in Detroit's Clark Park on Saturday, June 14 2025.
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On Saturday, as millions of people protested what they see as President Trump’s federal overreach, an assassin allegedly killed a former Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband. The victims were on a manifesto with about 70 names connected to abortion rights advocates and Democratic officials.
Historian Jeremi Suri says this tension and violence is nothing new, reminiscent of the assassination of Lincoln, the social upheaval of the 1960s, even the January 6th Insurrection and its aftershocks. He joins us on The Metro today to give us more on how history repeats itself, and what this violence means for our democracy.
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