The left wasted no time in making the shooting in El Paso into a chance to grandstand.
Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke rushed to his hometown of El Paso but didn’t keep a low profile. It’s obvious that O’Rourke is making this into an opportunity to campaign.
He boldly went in front of any camera he could find to make this horrible and very tragic shooting into a political statement against President Trump. He called the president a “racist” and said he “stokes racism”:
This is more of the same from the Democrats who went from Russia, Russia, Russia to Racist, Racist, Racist…
Asked if Trump shares any blame for the El Paso shooting Beto O'Rourke says "yes." "He is a racist and he stokes racism in this country." Full video: https://t.co/7XylxcukRl pic.twitter.com/JEdN0i8BjR
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 4, 2019
2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg claimed that “America is under attack”
Pete Buttigieg addresses El Paso shooting: “America is under attack by lethal violent white nationalist terrorism" https://t.co/hZwLDvFFdl pic.twitter.com/PANoBDQUhB
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 4, 2019
Liz Warren had to get her two cents worth in with a tweet:
Gun violence happens at schools, at places of worship, at work, at malls, at movie theaters, at festivals, and at home. Gun violence can claim dozens of lives at once—and its daily toll claims dozens. We have a gun violence epidemic in this country. We need to act—now.
Texas Governor Abbot had the right mindset:
Texas Gov. Abbott on the issue of gun violence after El Paso mass shooting attack: "I think we need to focus more on memorials before we start the politics." https://t.co/HV7Nn4MSVz pic.twitter.com/ZQ8amuS1SQ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 4, 2019
The focus should be on unity…Mark Meadows is so right!
What an amazing testament to America and who we are as a country. God bless the people of El Paso and the first responders working around the clock. https://t.co/biX997cKQI
— Mark Meadows (@MarkMeadows) August 4, 2019