CNN's JakeTapper asked seven presidential candidates to respond to this weekend's mass shootings, including their thoughts on whether President Trump's rhetoric played a role in facilitating recent gun violence. Here's what they said.
2020 hopefuls former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan and California Sen. Kamala Harris all weighed in.CNN's Jake Tapper asked them to respond to the mass shootings, including their thoughts on whether Trump's rhetoric played a role in facilitating recent gun violence. Here is what they said.
Pete Buttigieg on shootings: We can't go on like this 02:23When asked whether Trump was a white nationalist, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg told Tapper that"at best condoning and encouraging white nationalists."The mayor said Trump"made his career, politically, on demonizing Mexicans and now we're seeing reports that the shooter yesterday had his goal as killing as many Mexicans as possible.
Castro: Trump is 'fanning the flames of bigotry' 08:23When asked whether he thought there was a link between the President and the weekend's violence, Castro said,"I believe that President Trump is making it worse."While he stressed that"the person that is responsible for the shooting is the shooter," Castro also slammed Trump as sowing division for political gains.
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