With acts of political violence having increased in recent months, fierce debate has ensued as to which political leaders bear responsibility. President Donald Trump and his allies have frequently blamed Democrats for acts of political violence, including for the recent shooting in Dallas on an Immigration Customs Enforcement facility. Republicans have also blamed Democratic Party rhetoric on Kirk’s killing, with some even extending that blame to the creators of “South Park” for lampooning Kirk in a recent episode. Some Democratic Party leaders have fired back , however, many of whom point to data that suggests that the vast majority of political violence is perpetrated by those affiliated with the right. Nevertheless, Jennings stood firm in his belief that the heated rhetoric was coming from only one of America’s two major political parties.