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Rep. Mo Brooks Suggests Republicans Are Retiring To Avoid Assassination

Emily Zanotti

A Republican congressman, who was present when a mass shooter attacked a Republican baseball team practice session and nearly killed GOP Rep. Steve Scalise, claims that Republicans may be retiring from office because they’re afraid of being assassinated.

Speaking to the Dale Jackson show, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) recalled the shooting, speaking frankly about security measures that Congress has been forced to put in place, and the uptick in violence he says has accompanied a sharp decline in partisan discourse.

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