Washington DC, August 7: United States President Donald Trump is set to visit the locales of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas in the midst of alerts he won’t be welcome. The assaults in Dayton and El Paso left 31 individuals dead.
Trump stood up on bigotry and contempt following the shootings however has been blamed for feeding similar sentiments he tried to denounce, according to BBC news.
The Democratic who speaks for El Paso said she would not meet him, encouraging him to comprehend that his words “have consequences”.
“I refuse to join without a dialogue about the pain his racist and hateful words & actions have caused our community and country,” Veronica Escobar said.
The El Paso shooting is being treated as a potential hate crime. A great part of the city distinguishes as Hispanic or Latino and the suspect is believed to be the creator of a content posted online which said: “This attack is a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas”.
The White House has safeguarded Trump’s visit and blamed Democrats for politicizing a moment of the national catastrophe.
Tomorrow will be about honoring victims, comforting communities, and thanking first responders & medical professionals for their heroic actions. President @realDonaldTrump is a true leader doing what’s right for this nation. https://t.co/bu2TtuH4cl
— Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) August 6, 2019
White House spokesperson Hogan Gidley stated it was “ridiculous” to accuse the US president for the El Paso shooting, adding, “You have to blame the people here who pulled the trigger.”
In El Paso a shooter on Saturday opened fired in a swarmed Walmart, killing 22 individuals and wounding 24 more.
A suspect, named as Patrick Crusius by the American media, was detained at the scene not long after.
The 21-year old has been accused of capital homicide, which means he could confront death penatly.