In the wake of a harrowing assassination attempt in which former President Donald Trump came within fractions of an inch of losing his life and retired fire chief and father Corey Comperatore was killed just three weeks ago, many Americans are wondering how our political environment came to be so toxic that violence seemed acceptable for certain individuals. Many on the right have pointed to violent rhetoric and messaging from prominent Democratic figures. A recent Washington Examiner piece explored Montanan Senator Jon Tester’s history of rhetoric, especially pertaining to a controversial poster from a fundraising event in 2018 that he later praised.
In 2018, the rock band Pearl Jam held a fundraising concert for Tester in Missoula, which featured the following artwork which could be seen here done by the band’s bassist Jeff Ament:
The image depicts a burning down White House and read more
