Leftists Deflect Blame over Shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise on Twitter

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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.

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Sean Davis 

 

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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

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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.

 

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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

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Here are some other responses from progressives on social media:

 

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Alana Mastrangelo @ARmastrangelo

Radicalized liberals on twitter praise James Hodgkinson for shooting #SteveScalise this morning. @SecretService

1:41 PM - 14 Jun 2017

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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

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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

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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.

 

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Ben McDonald @Bmac0507

30 minutes apart....take a bow

10:52 PM - 14 Jun 2017

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