Liberals’ ‘Both Sides’ Argument Completely Obliterated Under Two Minutes by GOP Senator [WATCH]

Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) directly challenged what he described as the Left’s “both sides” narrative on political violence during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.

The session was held to question FBI Director Kash Patel on his leadership of the bureau, but Schmitt used his time to highlight a pattern of politically motivated violence that he argued has been disproportionately carried out by left-wing actors.

Schmitt opened his remarks by pointing to the language Democrats often use against conservatives.

“We’ve heard years, years of the left, their loudest voice is calling anyone on the right extremist, extremist, mega Republicans, fascists, Nazis, an existential threat to democracy. Check yourself. Don’t give me this both sides bullshit,” Schmitt said.

He then began a series of rapid-fire questions to Patel, asking whether a series of high-profile incidents were committed by perpetrators acting from left-wing or right-wing political motives.

“The man who tried to kill Republican congressmen at the Congressional baseball practice, nearly killing House Majority Leader, Steve Scalise. Left-wing or right-wing violence?” Schmitt asked.

Patel responded, “Sir, I believe it was a left-wing ideology.”

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Schmitt continued, “Burned down cities during the summer of love in the George Floyd riots. Left-wing violence or right-wing violence?”

Patel said he did not recall specifics offhand, responding, “Sir, I’ll rely on you on these. I don’t have off the top of my head.”

Schmitt then listed a series of violent incidents, each of which he attributed to left-wing perpetrators.

The cases included:

• The 2017 Congressional baseball practice shooting, where Rep. Steve Scalise was nearly killed.
• Rioting and arson during the 2020 George Floyd protests.
• The 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade massacre.
• The attempted stabbing of Rep. Lee Zeldin during his gubernatorial campaign.
• The Covenant School shooting in Nashville.
• The attempted assassination of President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
• An assassination attempt at Trump International in West Palm Beach.
• The Abundant Life Christian School shooting.
• The murder of United Care CEO.
• Attacks and firebombing targeting Tesla.
• Murders at the Israeli Embassy.
• Firebombing attacks on ICE facilities.
• A Minnesota Catholic school shooting.
• An anti-white stabbing in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• An attempted firebombing of a Utah news outlet.

Schmitt concluded by tying the list of incidents to broader concerns about political rhetoric and violence.

“Now, of course, the culmination of this vile trend—a left-wing assassination. If we want unity, let’s be honest. Free speech, yes. Political violence, no. But let’s be honest,” he said.

Senator Eric Schmitt OBLITERATES the “both sides bullshit” coming from the left in under 2 minutes.

The gaslighting about political violence ends right here. This clip says it all.

• Congressional baseball practice shooting? Left wing

• Burned down cities (Summer of Love)?… pic.twitter.com/lBOxlzi10i

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Patel, who has led the FBI for seven months, spent much of the hearing outlining the bureau’s work on violent crime, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism cases.

But Schmitt’s exchange focused attention on the political framing of violence and the frequency with which conservatives have been targeted.

The Missouri senator’s remarks added to the broader partisan clash in the Judiciary Committee, where Patel has faced scrutiny from Democrats over his management style and his public communication.

Schmitt, however, centered his questions on what he called the Left’s unwillingness to acknowledge its role in political violence.

The exchange brought light to a growing debate in Washington over how federal law enforcement addresses politically motivated violence, and whether political leaders apply equal standards when condemning such acts.