Outbreak of Violence in the U.S. Elections

Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate for the presidential election and her Republican rival Donald Trump, condemned an attack on one of the Republican Party's offices in North Carolina. Mrs. Clinton stated, "This is a horrific and unacceptable act." Mr. Trump tweeted, "The animals supporting Hillary Clinton carried out this act because we are winning in North Carolina." The Republican Party labeled the attack as "political terrorism" and condemned it. The Democratic Party also strongly condemned the act and called for an end to such actions. The attack on the Republican Party office in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, occurred as the latest polls indicate Mrs. Clinton's chances of winning the election are improving. The violence and vandalism were not limited to the arson of the Republican office; slogans such as "Nazi Republicans (referring to the Nazi Party during Hitler's era) get out of town" were also written on a wall near this party center. The attack involved incendiary materials that caused damage, in a state that is a key battleground for determining the election's outcome. With 22 days remaining until voting day in the U.S., the election campaigns continue to focus on attacks and counterattacks. While candidates for the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate are presenting their programs and explaining party policies away from controversies, presidential candidates from both parties remain embroiled in repetitive issues presented in new ways. Among them, Donald Trump again referred to himself as a victim of a false and defamatory political campaign during a speech in North Carolina, stating, "As you can see, I have been a victim of one of the biggest slanders. They are out to destroy me and the greatest movement in American history. Nothing like this has ever happened in our country." Trump also emphasizes election fraud, but his vice president Mike Pence stated in an NBC interview, "If there is any mistake in voting, it will be no more than one or two percent, and it will not affect the overall outcome, and whatever the result is, it will be respected by all of us, and we will accept it." Political and media circles in America warn that making claims like those Trump makes without evidence is dangerous and harmful. On Monday, Trump directed his attacks at the leaders of his own party, particularly Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House, calling them "naive." The Republican candidate's criticism of party leaders comes as the gap between them and Trump deepens following new allegations of sexual harassment from several other women, which he has labeled as a "big dirty lie," complaining that party leaders have been influenced by these allegations without evidence and have not supported him. It seems that Donald Trump is increasingly distancing himself from the Republican Party. On the other hand, Hillary Clinton continues her attacks against her Republican rival, stating, "Donald Trump has had a method of insult and humiliation from the beginning, and I am glad for this clear difference between myself and him, and I am pleased that in our country, we strive for each other's dignity. We do not demean each other and behave respectfully. Let us once again display love and respect for each other in these final days of the election campaign and use it as a tool against the baseness, division, and prejudice that our rival promotes." On Monday, the Associated Press reported that FBI documents show a senior State Department employee requested the FBI to change the classification of one of Mrs. Clinton's emails, but the FBI did not accept it. The FBI also released another hundred pages of Mrs. Clinton's emails that had previously been reviewed.