Bangladesh, April 8 -- In a deeply troubling reflection of Americas growing political polarization, a new report by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) reveals that a significant portion of left-leaning Americans believe there could be justification for the assassination of President Donald Trump. The surveys findings expose not only a fraying political fabric but a disturbing normalization of political violence in the United States.

According to the NCRI, an organization that monitors online radicalism and ideological extremism, 55% of center and left-leaning respondents believe there is at least some justification for the assassination of Donald Trump. Among this group, 13.2% say it would be completely justified. The data, ...