When it comes to the escalating epidemic of leftist violence that claimed the life of Charlie Kirk, the “both sides do it” spin from liberal establishmentarians like James Lankford is as offensive as the preposterous lie that Tyler Robinson is a conservative. This is because liberals are assigning to conservatives half of the guilt for the violence inflicted on conservatives by liberals. Batya Ungar-Sargon explains:
The reason the idea that “both sides” commit political violence is so offensive is not only that it’s false; it’s that it reassigns to the Right to half the guilt of a crime committed against them, while not one Democrat has apologized for the rhetoric they shared with the killer pic.twitter.com/I5DdaRqrB3
— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) September 16, 2025