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The Trouble With How Liberals Talk About Terrorism

So what if falling objects kill more people? It's not just about the death toll.
Source: Brian Snyder / Reuters

Shortly after three men with knives and a van eight minutes murdering and maiming people at random on London Bridge, one of the Democratic Party’s leading voices on national security responded on Twitter. Chris Murphy began by criticizing Donald Trump for . “My god,” he . “@POTUS has no idea that the goal of terrorists is to instill a level of fear in the public disproportionate to the actual threat.” The Connecticut senator tried to put the threat in proper proportion. “Terrorism is a real threat,” he , “but remember that since 9/11, you have a greater chance of being killed by a falling object than by terrorists.” Murphythen issued a to Trump’s approach to terrorism. He did not issue a

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