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The President survived the attack on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania.&nbsp; But Charlie Kirk was assassinated because of his faith and defense of this country.&nbsp; The vitriol and hateful rhetoric from the left has even been directed at the Kalamazoo Republican Party Office and myself.&nbsp; &nbsp;This must end now.&nbsp; &nbsp;Political differences should never lead to violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelly Sackett, Chairwoman, KGOP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo County, MI: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Just moments ago, there was a shooting at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C.&nbsp; The President and First Lady were rushed off stage by Secret Service, and they are now safe back at the White House.&nbsp; The gunman is reportedly in custody.&nbsp; A law enforcement officer was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kalamazoo County, MI: Just moments ago, there was a shooting at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C. 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