By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/beto-orourke-claims-trump-inspired-el-paso-gunman Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Beto O’Rourke claims Trump inspired El Paso gunman Politics Sep 12, 2019 8:47 PM EDT Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke claims the perpetrator of last month’s mass shooting in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, was “inspired to kill by our president.” O’Rourke made the comment during his opening statement in the Democratic debate Thursday. READ MORE: ‘Words matter.’ Anger, fear greet Trump in El Paso Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh replied on Twitter that O’Rourke is “as desperate as he can be.” The shooter killed 22 people, many of them Latino, at a Walmart store on Aug. 3 and is believed to have written a manifesto expressing racist and anti-immigrant sentiments. The author of the manifesto insisted his opinions “predate Trump and his campaign for president.” But the words echoed some of the views Trump has expressed on immigration, Democrats and the media. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke claims the perpetrator of last month’s mass shooting in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, was “inspired to kill by our president.” O’Rourke made the comment during his opening statement in the Democratic debate Thursday. READ MORE: ‘Words matter.’ Anger, fear greet Trump in El Paso Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh replied on Twitter that O’Rourke is “as desperate as he can be.” The shooter killed 22 people, many of them Latino, at a Walmart store on Aug. 3 and is believed to have written a manifesto expressing racist and anti-immigrant sentiments. The author of the manifesto insisted his opinions “predate Trump and his campaign for president.” But the words echoed some of the views Trump has expressed on immigration, Democrats and the media. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now