Ron Johnson Falsely Insinuates That Large Public Schools Led to Trump Shooting
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Johnson made the remarks at a panel for Moms for Liberty, a group notorious for its attacks on public education.
During a town hall hosted by far right group Moms for Liberty, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) suggested, without evidence, that large schools were to blame for the attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life — a narrative aimed at furthering the right’s longtime agenda of dismantling public education. The event, which took place blocks from the Republican National Convention happening in…