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So while some people are calling on everyone to turn down the

temperature because of all the political violence in America, it looks so far like the assassination

of Charlie Kirk is amping up the rhetoric from President Trump and many of his allies.

And here's the part we're going to talk about in this segment, not just the rhetoric, lots of people on all kinds of things, aside, say all kinds of things, but actions that might impinge upon a free and fair election in next year's congressional midterms.

Briefly on the rhetoric, we have headlines like these over the weekend, CNN.

Trump has turned up the temperature after Kirk's killing Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah, is trying to turn it back

down. Similarly, the New York Times says Trump vows vengeance, Utah's governor calls to lower the

temperature. Now, Politico reported on turning up the temperature in words and in

possible election-related deeds in several pieces over the weekend. One of their newsletter headlines

was called How Kirk's Death is Fueling Republicans' redistricting race. It said President

Donald Trump's already brass knuckle push for red state

redistricting is taking on an increasingly apocalyptic valence among Magistalwarts following the

killing of Charlie Kirk. The article focused on a meeting of conservatives in Indiana over the

weekend that had been scheduled before the killing. It cites Alex Brousowitz, a top Trump advisor and longtime friend of Kirk,

who the article says made the case to what they call still hesitant Indiana lawmakers

for a congressional map that delivers Republicans all nine Indiana districts

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