Sen. Mark Kelly is calling for an end to political violence in the U.S. after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday in Utah. The Arizona senator, who is the husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was herself nearly assassinated in a politically motivated shooting years ago, told Jen Psaki in an interview that this kind of violence has to stop.
The call for de-escalation comes after several high-profile attacks, including the killings of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, as well as assassination attempts on President Donald Trump. Kelly, whose wife was shot in the head in 2011, said that the U.S. has seen political violence many times throughout its history, but “it feels like more lately.”
