Democratic presidential candidates expressed outrage this weekend that mass shootings have become chillingly common nationwide.
Democratic presidential candidates sought to lay blame Sunday on President Donald Trump following a pair of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, saying his language against minorities promotes racial division and violence.
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said confronting white nationalist terrorism would be embarrassing for a president who"helped stoke many of these feelings in this country to begin with."Sen. Kamala Harris of California also found blame in Trump's use of language, which she said has"incredible consequence."
"Assault weapons are designed for one reason. They are military weapons. And I don't have to explain that to the people in Las Vegas who experienced the worst gun tragedy in the history of this country," Sanders said. He urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to call senators back to Washington, saying the Senate should"have a special session to address gun violence in America and let us finally have the courage to take on the NRA.
He tried to assure Americans he was dealing with the problem and defended his administration in light of criticism following the latest in a string of mass shootings."We have done much more than most administrations," he said, without elaboration."We have done actually a lot. But perhaps more needs to be done."
Former Texas congressman and El Paso native Beto O'Rourke said that Trump is a white nationalist. O'Rourke said El Paso"will overcome this," as he called for universal background checks, ending the sale of weapons of war into communities and red flag laws.
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