Selective Outrage: The GOP’s Moral Collapse on Political Violence
A Democrat is threatened? Silence. A Republican is killed? Explosive outrage. The right isn’t fighting violence — they’re curating it.
On September 26, 2025, Arizona state Rep. John Gillette, a Republican, posted on X (formerly Twitter) in response to a video clip of Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
In the video, Jayapal was discussing the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. and the danger of mainstream politicians tole…




