Palm Beach Daily News
Republicans are the threat
Leonard Pitts
Sun, June 26, 2022, 4:00 AM
Leonard Pitts, Jr.
Leonard Pitts, Jr.
Republicans are the threat
ABC News thought it was — in the words of George Stephanopoulos — “too ugly” and “too dangerous” and declined to show it on air. So Rep. Adam Kinzinger tweeted it Sunday night, letting us all see the threatening letter that recently came to his wife. Sofia, at the home where they live with Christian, their 5-month-old son.

It greets her with a profane sexual slur. Then it gets worse:

“That **** you married not only broke his oath, he sold his soul. Yours and Christian’s too! Adam’s activities have hurt not only this country, but countless patriotic and God-fearing families. Therefore, though it might take time, he will be executed. But don’t worry! You and Christian will be joining Adam in **** too!”

Asked by Stephanopoulos about the threat Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Kinzinger had an ominous reply. Given this country’s trajectory, he said, “There is violence in the future.”

But truth is, violence — the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by suppo