And journalistic writer specializing in American affairs, Muhammad Al-Minshawi, explained - in his talk to "Beyond the News" program 10/29/2022 - that political violence in American life has accumulated throughout history.
This came against the backdrop of US President Joe Biden's condemnation of the assault on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, describing the assault as a despicable act.
Biden added that Pelosi was the target, and stressed the need to stand up to politically motivated violence.
The attack on Pelosi's home comes less than two weeks before the midterm elections for the US Congress, as federal security officials in the United States warn of a rise in violent extremism ahead of the elections.
Al-Minshawi considered that the assassination attempt against the third-largest position in the political hierarchy is a very dangerous matter, pointing out that the political competition between Republicans and Democrats has moved to the stage of hostility.
He also stated that the attacks were greatly enhanced by former President Trump, but the left had many security breakthroughs, noting that some candidates on the Republican side are working to normalize extremism and question the legitimacy of US President Joe Biden, and therefore this incident may be the beginning of catastrophic scenarios in If the situation is out of control.
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For her part, Republican Strategic Affairs Adviser Rina Shah said that before Trump took office, there were trends in American political life indicating that there is a greater price to be paid by any woman participating in the country's political battlefield.
She added that what was circulated on social media and talk of conspiracy theory raises concern, and this incident cannot go unnoticed, as she considered that holding the highest positions makes her a target, and put the incident in the context of violence against women, and this was reinforced by former President Trump.
A report issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI revealed that the number of investigations related to domestic violent extremism doubled between 2017 and 2021.
The report attributed this rise to the events and investigations related to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6 last year.
CBS cited the report as saying that potential targets of domestic violence include election candidates, elected officials, election workers, political gatherings, representatives of political parties, ethnic and religious minorities, or ideological opponents.