Hi there, everyone, it's Borchwark in New York.

We can call it a shared national interest.

Peace in our time.

It is why in the aftermath of a conservative activist shocking murder, just about every elected leader,

current and former, called for and preached calm.

President Bill Clinton encouraged introspection and a redoubling of efforts to engage

in peaceful debate.

The successor, President George W. Bush, insisted, quote, violence and vitriol be purged from the

public square, emphasizing this, quote, members of other political parties are not our enemies, they are

our fellow citizens. President Barack Obama suggested, quote, this kind of despicable violence has

no place in our democracy. It is a sentiment that was reflected by

President Joe Biden as well, who added, quote, it must end now. Such messages extended beyond

former commanders in chief. House Speaker, Republican Mike Johnson, said he wanted lawmakers to

help, quote, turn the temperature down.

Alabama, Senator Republican Katie Britt, asserted, quote, the time for unity and peace in our nation is now, end quote.

And Spencer Cox, the Republican governor of Utah, the state where Charlie Kirk was murdered, made clear to Americans that, quote, at some point, we have to find

an off-ramp, or it's going to get much, much worse, end quote. And then, really since Wednesday,

there's been Donald Trump, who's been given opportunities time and time again over these past few

days to reflect any one of those messages calling for

peace and calm. Opportunities he has seemed to reject completely. For years, those on the radical

left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world's worst mass murderers and criminals. This kind of

rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country today.

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