As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, Pres. Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of sight at his New Jersey golf course.
As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of sight at his New Jersey golf course, sending out tweets of support awkwardly mixed in with those promoting a celebrity fight and attacking his political foes.
In recent weeks, the president has issued racist tweets about four women of color who serve in Congress, and in rallies has spoken of an"invasion" at the southern border. His reelection strategy so far has placed racial animus at the forefront in an effort that his aides say is designed to activate his base of conservative voters, an approach not seen by an American president in the modern era.
"You reap what you sow, and he is sowing seeds of hate in this country. This harvest of hate violence we're seeing right now lies at his feet," Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said on NBC's"Meet the Press." ''He is responsible.""The FBI, local and state law enforcement are working together in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio," Trump tweeted Sunday morning."God bless the people of El Paso Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio.
The motive for the Dayton shooting, which happened in a popular nightlife district, was not immediately known. But Democrats pointed to the El Paso attack and blamed Trump for his incendiary rhetoric about immigrants that they say fosters an atmosphere of hate and violence.Trump's language about immigrants, and his hardline policies, loomed over the El Paso shooting.
"He is encouraging this. He doesn't just tolerate it; he encourages it. Folks are responding to this. It doesn't just offend us, it encourages the kind of violence that we're seeing, including in my home town of El Paso yesterday," former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a 2020 Democratic contender, said on CNN's"State of the Union." ''He is an open, avowed racist and is encouraging more racism in this country.
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