What is the potential for political violence post-election and now?

We’ve seen widespread ongoing threats of political violence against judges and election workers. We’ve seen outlandish rhetoric about immigrants eating pets lead to a spike in threats of violence in the community of Springfield, Ohio. We’ve heard former President Donald Trump lash out at his political opponents, calling them “enemies from within.”

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with an expert on political violence, Rachel Kleinfeld, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the potential for violence in these final days leading up to the election and in the days and weeks after Nov. 5.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.