Beto O'Rourke: Trump's an 'Avowed Racist' Who's 'Giving People Permission to Do' Mass Shootings

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'TOLERATION OF INTOLERANCE'
Beto O’Rourke: Trump’s an ‘Avowed Racist’ Who’s ‘Giving People Permission to Do’ Mass Shootings

“We see it on Fox News, we — we see it on the internet and we see it from our commander-in-chief. He is encouraging this,” O'Rourke said on Sunday morning.


Justin Baragona Updated 08.04.19 11:11AM ET / Published 08.04.19 10:06AM ET

The morning after a horrific mass shooting in El Paso that left at least 20 dead, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said President Trump’s xenophobic and racist rhetoric is “giving people permission” to carry out white nationalist terrorism.

Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday morning, O’Rourke—a former congressman who represented El Paso in the House—noted that the shooter apparently posted an anti-immigrant manifesto foreshadowing the attack on the border city and then pointed a finger at Trump and conservative media.

“We have to acknowledge the hatred, the open racism that we’re seeing,” O’Rourke exclaimed. “There is an environment of it in the United States. We see it on Fox News, we — we see it on the internet and we see it from our commander-in-chief. He is encouraging this. He doesn’t just tolerate it, he encourages it, calling immigrants rapists and criminals and seeking to ban all people of one religion.”

Anchor Jake Tapper pointed out that the shooter wrote that he had this ideology before Trump was elected and anticipated people would blame the president, prompting O’Rourke to say it is “pretty obvious” that anyone who has listened to Trump’s rhetoric can see he’s “encouraging greater racism.”...............................................

[uponit7771]

1. GET IT BETO !!! Speak Truth !!

[dalton99a]

2. That's exactly what Trump is and what he's been doing.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Something I have said for years, but grateful important people are saying it.

Now if we didnt have over 45 million voters who avidly WANT to shoot all of us.

While rump is new to the GOP, for years now the GOP and NRA have done everything in their power to encourage more shootings because they know that in the end the victims will be us.

[doc03]

4. Ohio Senator Portman (R) we have to look at mental health, suicide rates and drugs.

Governor DeWine (R) this is not the time to talk about the gun issue. Senator Brown (D) we should pass
background checks now.

[Bettie]

5. Glad he said it, sorry he didn't say

he's encouraging it, but as a candidate he needs to be more measured than I do.

Trump is encouraging hate crimes by white supremacists.

[LessAspin]

6. And it leads to violence.

Link to tweet

[Omaha Steve]

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