Pappas says such rhetoric "has no place in New Hampshire or our country"
U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate
“Rhetoric calling for political assassination has no place in New Hampshire or our country — something we should all be able to agree on regardless of our political beliefs, ... We work out our differences through the democratic process where we engage in civil debate and seek common ground whenever possible.”
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Newsweek states its reporters and editors used an AI assistant to produce this article, so its rendering of the deleted post's wording is treated as lower confidence and is used here only where corroborated by other outlets.
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Reports the national Libertarian Party's May 2026 disaffiliation of the New Hampshire party, its statement on the September post, and reactions from congressional candidates.
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The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's account had posted on September 22 that it openly supports the assassination of basically every elected Democrat in New Hampshire.
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Pappas urged his colleagues to condemn the threats and called on social media platforms to enforce their rules against threats of violence, according to Newsweek.
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Case context: Was the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's 'assassination' post a threat of political violence?
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Relative to the fixed reference point, Pappas rejected rhetoric calling for political assassination as having no place in New Hampshire, which condemns the conduct.
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