Beto O'Rourke blows up on a reporter in response to Trump and the El Paso shooting. John Iadarola and Brooke Thomas break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: Help build the Home of the Progressives
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"The Justice Department on Sunday said it was treating a mass shooting in Texas as domestic terrorism, while 2020 candidates and politicians across the spectrum, frustrated by a string of deadly shootings, battled over President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on minorities and whether it is encouraging violence.
“There’s a statutory definition of domestic terrorism — this meets it,” John Bash, the U.S. attorney for West Texas, said at a news conference. “It appears to be designed to intimidate a civilian population, to say the least.”
Kerri Kupec, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department, followed up on Twitter: “At #elpasoshooter press conference, @USAttyBash says working closely with AG Barr, @TheJusticeDept treating as domestic terrorism case. Calls for swift and certain justice. including death penalty.”
Democratic candidates were unsparing in assessing blame, with former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas leading the way. He said on Sunday that responsibility for the shooting in his hometown of El Paso the day before — one of two in 24 hours that left at least 29 dead — fell on President Donald Trump and his racial rhetoric, accusing the president of “encouraging” such acts of violence."
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