Tim Scott, sole black GOP senator, warns against "politicizing" mass shootings [View all]
Source: CBS News
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the sole African-American Republican in the Senate, warned against "politicizing" two mass shootings that occurred in different parts of the country less than 24 hours apart and collectively killed more than two dozen people.
"The first thing I'd say is that we need to take a step back from politicizing every event," Scott said on "Face the Nation" Sunday. "This is an issue of human hate, something that resides in the heart and that is actually, unfortunately because of social technology and the social media, we're seeing it connect it to other folks who have hate in their heart as well."
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Asked specifically about President Trump's divisive and sometimes inflammatory rhetoric on immigration — which some Democrats have said fans the racist hatred behind violent acts like the one in El Paso — Scott praised Mr. Trump's response to the two shootings.
"What I'd say to everyone — from the president to my house — is that we should take responsibility for how we respond to the situations," he said. "I'm thankful that the president's response to this situation has been clear and decisive. I would hope that we would always have that clarity and decisive response in the face of hate and rage and racism."
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He PRAISED tRump's response!!!!! What a joke.
He also said that instead of focusing on tRump's rhetoric we should think bigger and focus on taking positive action - so in other words he's admitting that tRump is part of the problem.
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