It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC. Good morning, everyone.

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, as 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 caught up Democratic held areas in Indianapolis and Northwest Indiana.

Those are the two areas of the states with Democrats

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