Arizona’s politicians joined the chorus of elected officials issuing safe, supportive, non-offensive statements after another kook’s failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Democrats like Ruben Gallego and Greg Stanton condemned the violence, as did Republicans, with some, like Rep. Andy Biggs adding in a post, “May God continue protecting President Trump and his family.”

We heard similar comments from our elected officials after a troubled young man at a campaign rally in Butler, Penn., shot at Trump, killing one person attending the event and critically wounding two others.

Trump — and everyone else — deserves the celestial protection Biggs asked for. However, if the congressman and the other politicians expressing such concerns mean what they say, they should compel their........

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