Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman is urging his fellow Democrats to drop their extreme rhetoric after the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Those who feel inclined to compare their fellow citizens to Nazis would do well to recall Hitler's atrocities, Fetterman told Fox News' Special Report.
"[D]o not ever, ever, ever compare anyone to Hitler. If not, go online and you can read up on exactly what he’s responsible for, 75 to 80 million lives lost and World War II. And you don’t compare him to anyone," Fetterman said.
When someone is repeatedly compared to Hitler, that "will incite somebody to say, well, now I feel like I have to stop that, and take them out," Fetterman noted.
The man accused of killing Kirk, Tyler Robinson, is a leftist who felt motivated to kill Kirk over his "hate."
Some left-wingers have celebrated the assassination or have suggested Kirk deserved it because of his "fascist" views.
The horrific murder caps a decade of incendiary rhetoric likening Trump and his millions of supporters to fascists. Trump survived two assassination attempts last year.
“People seem to have forgotten that the president took a shot to the head. And can you imagine if that shot would have gone the way Charlie Kirk’s went and what kind of condition our nation would be in?" Fetterman asked.
"This is such a dangerous time right now. And now why? You don’t need this [to be] an opportunity to share your opinions on it. Just, again, it’s appalling, and allow folks enough space to grieve. The man hasn’t even been buried yet. And it’s like, that’s why we wanted to have a conversation that we have to find a way to work together.”
While many Democrats responded to Kirk's assassination by condemning political violence, few in the party have rebuked the extreme rhetoric coming from their side.
Some Democrats, like Barack Obama, have even tried to blame Kirk's murder on President Trump, who was friends with Kirk.
Others, such as former late night host Jimmy Kimmel, have lied about the shooter's motive, falsely claiming he was a Trump supporter.
But Fetterman - who has been a thorn in the side of his fellow Democrats for some time now - is not letting his party off the hook.
"Any [kind] of extreme rhetoric, left or right, is really dangerous," he said.
