Republicans seek to blame Democrats for Trump shooting, rise in political violence
                        
                                                    
                                
                                    The assassination attempt on the former president signaled a new chapter in the discourse surrounding the current, unprecedented surge in political violence, and Trump's supporters were quick to point to Democrats as bearing the brunt of the responsibility,                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
    
    
        
            
            
        
        
    
                        
                            The assassination attempt on the former president signaled a new chapter in the discourse surrounding the current, unprecedented surge in political violence, and Trump's supporters were quick to point to Democrats as bearing the brunt of the responsibility,