Is Trump to blame for the shooting of the congressman and others ?

Republican Rep. Mark Sanford (S.C.) suggested Thursday on MSNBC's Morning Joe that President Trump may be "partially" to blame for the anger and political hostility that led alleged shooter James Hodgkinson to gun down a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning. "I would argue the president has unleashed, partially — again not in anyway totally — but partially to blame for demons that have been unleashed," Sanford said.

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bijouxbroussard · F

Hatred begets hatred, unfortunately. Trump ran a campaign and won based upon divisiveness, racism and hatred. It's very difficult not to see what happened as those chickens coming home to roost. While nothing justifies the violence I can understand the despair behind it.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@bijouxbroussard: And lest anyone forget , Trump was the one promoting violence for much of his campaign , and who actually suggested that Hillary might be assassinated by gun rights' advocates. Words have consequences and he should start taking responsibilty for some of his.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@pezzza: he made no such suggestion. Ludicrous.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@MasterLee: “If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the second amendment people, maybe there is."

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@pezzza: It's called voting?

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@MasterLee: Even by your own standards , that's a pathetically weak attempt. Everybody (bar you apparently) knew what he was intimating. Here try this , it might refresh your faulty memory ;

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/09/trump-gun-owners-clinton-judges-second-amendment

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@pezzza: Look if you cannot see that he was not intimating violence then there is no room to discuss here.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@MasterLee: Ok , here's a few that are a bit more explicit ;

http://mashable.com/2016/03/12/trump-rally-incite-violence/#LlOyfUTohiqr

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@pezzza: For balance, go ahead and post all the lefts statements about killing trump

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@MasterLee: Deflection buddy. You were wrong again.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@pezzza: Reality buddy

SW-User

@pezzza: brilliant