New York City government’s highest-ranking Republican on Monday called for politicians to be more “cognizant” of their rhetoric, especially on social media, following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania over the weekend.
“I think politicians have to be cognizant that if they go a little too far, there will be many people who are looking to go further,” City Council Republican leader Joe B0relli said, in a phone interview with amNewYork Metro on Monday. “And we see a mob mentality every time we log on to any social media platform, where things spiral and people pile on. And I think that’s what leads to rhetoric that could turn into real harm.”
