Conservatives are opportunistically using the shooting of Republican members of Congress in Virginia to blame the left’s political stance, suggests Jeremy Stahl of Slate. They have blamed left-wing media for inciting this sort of violence with its anti-Trump rhetoric. Given long-standing Republican animosity towards media that criticizes its leaders, it seems that this outrage is politically motivated. The president has openly publicized his desire to limit the criticism that he receives from American newspapers. This raises worries about Republicans encouraging the limitation of liberal free speech within the media.