WestVirginiaRebel Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Breitbart In the aftermath of the shooting of Representative Steve Scalise during a practice for the annual congressional baseball game, some leftists took to social media to deflect any blame for the hateful rhetoric preached against President Donald Trump and Republicans since the November election. New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush shifted the blame from the shooter to the precedents that President Trump has set for discourse in the United States. View image on Twitter Follow Sean Davis ✔@seanmdav NYT reporter @GlennThrush has found the real culprit for the attempted massacre of GOP lawmakers: Donald Trump. https://twitter.com/GlennThrush/status/875333573984866304 … 12:00 PM - 15 Jun 2017 8080 Retweets 128128 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy Others were less subtle. Malcolm Harris, a regular contributor to the New Republic who also has been published by the Washington Post and Salon Magazine, claimed that the shooter was merely acting in self-defense due to Scalise’s position on healthcare. Follow Malcolm Harris ✔@BigMeanInternet If the shooter has a serious health condition then is taking potshots at the GOP house leadership considered self defense? 8:52 AM - 14 Jun 2017 293293 Retweets 877877 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy Here are some other responses from progressives on social media: Follow Alana Mastrangelo @ARmastrangelo Radicalized liberals on twitter praise James Hodgkinson for shooting #SteveScalise this morning. @SecretService 1:41 PM - 14 Jun 2017 1,3251,325 Retweets 1,2501,250 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy Follow Leon Trotsky @1976StEtienne Alexandria is the direct result of Scalise's votes and teabagging beliefs. Love karma. This is what you vote for trumpsters. No whining 8:49 AM - 14 Jun 2017 1212 Retweets 99 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy Follow Scrumpmonkey @El_Scrumpo Yes, they do endorse these acts. Yes, they did incite them. Yes, the media IS responsible and actively cheering this on. 6:12 PM - 14 Jun 2017 495495 Retweets 947947 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy CNN reporter Jim Acosta was forced to quickly correct a tweet after falsely suggesting that President Trump did not meet Scalise at the hospital following the shooting. Follow Ben McDonald @Bmac0507 30 minutes apart....take a bow 10:52 PM - 14 Jun 2017 1,1981,198 Retweets 2,5302,530 likes ________ No responsibility, but plenty of consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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