Following the mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, Democratic presidential hopefuls have taken the opportunity to blame Donald Trump for all of the country’s woes.
Democrats declared Trump “responsible” for the tragic events that left 29 dead over the weekend, blaming his rhetoric toward minorities and immigrants for inciting such violence.
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Are the Democrats using the deadly shootings in an attempt to gain a 2020 advantage?
RT reports: The former vice president, Joe Biden, was quick to accuse Trump of emboldening white nationalists by stoking “the flames of hatred” and coddling white supremacists, while California Senator Kamala Harris — who has accused Biden himself of supporting racist policies in the past — condemned Trump for using his microphone to sow “hate and division.”
Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke called on Americans to “connect the dots” on the hatred and racism that is “coming from the highest positions of power,” while Cory Booker said Trump was simply “responsible” for the El Paso shooting, citing the suspect’s manifesto which expressed hatred for immigrants.
The more progressive wing of the party also got in on the action, with Bernie Sanders calling on Americans to reject what he called the “growing culture of bigotry espoused by Trump and his allies,” while Elizabeth Warren did not mince her words, calling the president a “racist” who has “created plenty of space for hate.”
While it can certainly be argued that Trump’s sometimes inflammatory rhetoric could exacerbate social tensions, it seems Democrats would like voters to believe racial hatred in the US began with his election three years ago.
Yet, social discontent and mass shootings were a well-established facet of US life long before Trump came along. Given their frequency, one could surmise that these shootings are a symptom of problems in society that might go deeper than Trump’s Twitter antics — but not to Democrats.
With an election rolling around, it’s still all about Trump. The hashtag #WhiteSupremacistInChief was even trending on Twitter in the US on Monday.
This kind of thing can and does happen “under any president, for any reason and for [a] number of reasons,” human rights attorney Jennifer Breedon told RT. Those things can include “social media rhetoric, outrage, hate, dissention and partisan divide.”
Democrats and the media, Breedon said, tend to pick up stories about shootings if the motives fit the right narratives, while ignoring other instances of violence.
“If it’s white nationalists, they’re going to scream it from the top of the hills and the mountaintops because it fits with a certain narrative,” she said. “It’s being used for political issues rather than looking into factors that might mitigate or stop this kind of violence.”
On the other side, Republicans also used some of the same rehashed talking points that get aired in the wake of mass shootings, blaming things like violent video games, and arguing that more guns on the scene could have prevented the tragedies.
Trump himself also used the shootings in an attempt to further his own political agenda, suggesting on Twitter that Congress could “marry” new gun control laws with immigration reform, which he has been seeking.
Later, in a White House press conference, Trump called out the manufacturers of violent video games for adding to a culture that “celebrates violence.” He said said mental illness and hatred on social media causes “disturbed minds” to carry out mass shootings.
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And who is it that is calling our POTUS a Nazi?
Who is it that’s throwing around the “racist” epithet like confetti?
Which side has called for punching him in the face?
Who has been wanting to stand over his dead body?
Who is it that portrayed his beheadding?
Which side put on plays in NYC depicting the murder of the POTUS?
When it comes to hate no one holds a candle to the National Democrat Socialists!
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In my opinion it is Democrats who “triggered” (their word) the nutjob in El Paso!
What did they think was going to happen when they were running around saying Trump “WANTS TO MAKE AMERICA WHITE AGAIN” as opposed to what??? A black America?? A brown America?? Funny, they don’t seem to elaborate what their own goal is?? Is it to make America purely black & brown thus eliminating all white people???
What does this say to white Americans who are being called “White Nationalists”, “White Supremacists”, “Racists”???
What does this say to white people overall as Democrats continue to paint a target on their backs??
I believe that Democrats are deliberately parsing their words thus knowingly/purposely pitting black & brown Americans like me against white Americans in hopes of increasing their minority base.
They know full well that Americans, white, black, & brown hail from every corner of the globe & they know that “making America white again” would be an impossibility since it was never “white” to begin with in light of the fact that Native Americans were here first & the records of those who came through Ellis Island clearly show that not all were “white”!
With that being the case, why even make such a stupid, hateful, vile statement if not for the express purpose of dividing the nation/our citizens, causing chaos, ginning up fear/anger, fanning the flames of dissent, & inciting violence??
The blood of the people killed in El Paso is on the hands of the Democrats!
Signed,
A brown skinned, Spanish speaking American Citizen of Latin/Hispanic & Native American descent
Proves that not ONE of the Democrats is fit for office of any kind.
But when are they going to blame themselves for supporting the system that has led to 90% of the intelligent, good people being the poorest, and living in the worst areas of the country. While a bunch of bored, stoned, drug-trying, college-educated hipster, spoiled imbeciles are the ones, 99% of the time born to money.