/ world today news/ On August 14, the Associated Press reported that as the 2024 US elections approach, increased cases of political violence threaten social stability in the United States.
The article says that personal threats against government officials have increased in recent years, posing new challenges to American law enforcement, civil rights and democracy. According to the report, the number of cases of physical threats against members of Congress in 2022 is twice what it was four years ago. In addition, under the influence of former US President Donald Trump’s comments that “the results of the 2020 election have been stolen”, the number of physical threats against workers at polling stations has also increased, with around one in six claiming to be was threatened, and many with extensive experience have quit or are considering it. Experts warn that political violence is a serious threat to social stability, especially as the 2024 election and Trump impeachment trial approach.
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