TMI Show Ep 220: “What Causes Political Violence?”

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University is the focus of “The TMI Show” with cartoonist Ted Rall and producer Robby West filing for Manila Chan, who is currently working on the Titanic recovery project. Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance pivot from their planned 9/11 memorial trip in New York to visit Salt Lake City, paying respects to Kirk’s family. As investigators race against time, combing the crime scene and surrounding areas for clues about the rooftop shooter, described by former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe as a highly skilled and dangerous individual facing lifelong imprisonment or worse, we try to move past the blame game to answer the question of what causes political violence in America? Is one side to blame more than another?

Guest: CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou

Plus:

• Trump’s Hypocrisy on South Korean Workers: The President offers South Korean workers from a raided Georgia battery plant a chance to stay, delaying their return. Is racism why some illegal immigrant workers treated better than others?

• Speaking of Which…: Donna Hughes-Brown, a green card holder from Ireland since 1977, fights deportation over a decade-old $25 bad cheque, highlighting Trump’s cruelty to those without political ties to the White House.

• The History of Political Murder: From Charlie Kirk to historical cases like the 2001 murder of Mayor Dale Bagley, “TMI” examines a chilling list of ideologically driven attacks from both sides of the aisle.