Shapiro says there's "no place" for political violence after shooting of Charlie Kirk

The shooting death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk is the latest act of political violence in the United States. 

Pennsylvania has also seen political violence, with the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler County and the firebombing of Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence. 

While in Pittsburgh for an AI summit on Thursday, Shapiro said there's no place for this violence in American democracy. He said everyone on both sides of the aisle must stop the rhetoric to prevent any further acts of violence.

Shapiro expressed his condolences while pleading for the violence to stop. The Democratic governor criticized President Trump for what he felt was using his position to further divide with his speech from the Resolute desk on Wednesday.

"The president shouldn't cherry-pick what counts and what doesn't count. When he does that, it gives a pass to some. We can't have that," Shapiro said. 

In April, a man broke into the governor's mansion and set it on fire. The suspect is facing several charges, including terrorism, attempted homicide, arson and aggravated assault. Shapiro says while this motivated him to push harder on doing his job, knowing his children were in harm's way because of politics has impacted him as a father. 

"This is a moment where leaders need to speak and act with moral clarity, where we need to condemn this type of violence in our communities, in our politics. There should be no place for this," Shapiro said.

In the aftermath of this latest act, Shapiro says everyone must stop with the calls to arms that have floated around on social media.
He says to move forward, there must be healing, and he says that starts with elected leaders looking to unify and heal.