Mulvaney defends Trump in wake of El Paso, Dayton shootings

[Zorro]

Source: Washington Post

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday defended President Trump after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, calling the shooters “sick people” and disputing that either shooting was linked to politics.

“This is not appropriate. This is way beyond the pale. These are sick people,” Mulvaney said on ABC News’s “This Week.”

Other Republicans, including Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), blamed the shooting on video games and social media.

Their comments came as Democrats argued that Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric about immigrants and people of color has fueled the type of hatred on display in a manifesto that investigators believe was posted online by the El Paso shooting suspect, which listed angry — and, at times, jumbled — motivations for the attack, including rants about a “Hispanic invasion.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mulvaney-defends-trump-in-wake-of-el-paso-dayton-shootings/2019/08/04/f62af682-b6b9-11e9-bad6-609f75bfd97f_story.html

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The party of "responsibility".

[PSPS]

1. "sick people" "social media"

Twitter is "social media" and trump uses it incessantly to rile up his murderous "base."

Any trump "rally" is attended by certifiably "sick people."

But, no, "this is not appropriate," blathers one of his mouthpieces.

[groundloop]

2. WELL THEN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT

OK, Mulvaney admitted that 'sick people' have access to guns. When the fuck are GOPers going to stand up to the NRA and keep sick people from getting guns.

[blugbox]

3. Every country in the world has the same videogames

Why doesn't every country have a problem with mass shootings then? I love how they can always find some other excuse, even though easy access to millions of guns is the unique common thread between all American mass shootings...

[groundloop]

9. BINGO!!!!!!

And these sick motherfuckers are going to keep telling us the problem can be solved by selling even more guns.

[global1]

4. The Real Sick People Here Are The Ones That Surround Trump And Do His Bidding.....

How they can continue to circle the wagons around Trump and protect him is beyond me. I'm sure they see the hate he spews - yet they look the other way and make excuses for this racist traitor.

What's it going to take to make them abandon this guy.

[Jedi Guy]

24. What'll it take? Nothing short of the money drying up. Then they'll abandon him in droves.

If the gravy train derails, that old saying about rats and sinking ships will become quite appropriate. Most of these assholes are in it for the money, apart from a few True Believers like Stephen Miller.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Notice how the Right Wing Racist talking point

Hispanic Invasion was interjected into their Canned Responses. Security Experts warned us after New Zealand there would be more if our Law Enforcement Agencies did not take actions against the White Supremacist Movement.

They where right .

[DallasNE]

6. "This Is Way Beyond The Pale"

I agree. What is coming off Mulvaney's lips is way beyond the pale. Needless to say, that applies to his boss as well.

It is a Russian money problem with NRA distribution. And it is a Twitter problem when they won't take down that account. Boycott Twitter now. We don't need terrorist inspiring communication tools coming out of the Whitehouse. Stop it now!

[Scarsdale]

12. The El Paso gunman

had a sign "Trump" spelled out in GUNS on his webpage. He is a follower of Don the Con. Mulvaney just wants to keep his job, he does not care for people anymore than his boss does. Remember he said "I would not want my son to look at Donald Trump as a role model" So, he turned himself into a tRump clone.

[riversedge]

18. #1

[KPN]

7. I'll tell you what's appropriate, promising to hold these fuckers accountable on the basis of

gross negligence (intentional I might add) in aiding and abetting and therefore serving as accomplices to mass murder and domestic terrorism in this once great country when Democrats have control of the WH and Congress. That's what's appropriate ... and then indicting and jailing ewvery fucking one of these evil, faux Christian assholes.

Video games and social media!! Repulsive ...

[oasis]

8. At least one of the "sick people" expressed his attachment to Trumpism.nt

[PatSeg]

10. Ya know what's worse than "sick people" Mick?

The people who enable and incite them.

[duhneece]

11. Trump lit the fuse

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/may/09/trump-laughs-after-audience-member-suggests-shooting-migrants-video

[pwb]

13. Their excuses and slogans are failing them finally.

We don't buy it anymore.

[William Seger]

14. Good lord, he's trying to use Dayton to COVER for El Paso

Shameless.

[C Moon]

15. And then there's Trump's cold Tweet after this morning's massacre...

"The FBI, local and state law enforcement are working together in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio. Information is rapidly being accumulated in Dayton. Much has already be learned in El Paso. Law enforcement was very rapid in both instances. Updates will be given throughout the day!"

It sounds like he's more excited than saddened. What a complete ass.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. No one looks good wearing brown lipstick Mick

Just saying

[YOHABLO]

17. Probably the most common denominator for these shootings is: ANGER

Trump's inability, or perhaps deliberate refusal to quell the storm is unconscionable. Keep it up Republicans, we Democrats love your denial and inaction.

[DeminPennswoods]

19. At the very least every Dem presidential candidate should

call for the immediate resignation (or firing) of any Trump cabinet member, staffer, spokesperson who defends Trump's racist rhetoric.

They all need to be tagged as racists and white supremacists. Maybe Trump can still get away with it, but NO ONE in his adminstration should be able to.

[Skittles]

20. these SICK PEOPLE support TRUMP

[Astraea]

21. social media, huh?

Like Trump's Twitter account?

[smirkymonkey]

22. You know who is a very sick person, Mick? You!

You and your racist, psychopathic, hatemongering boss. The fact that you are defending him instead of expressing remorse for these attacks shows the depths of your heartlessness and depravity.

[Mc Mike]

23. Enchanting to hear what Moleman thinks is inappropriate.

Bircher scumbag that he is.