These tragedies. Speak out the dayton situation, he was a fan of antifa. He was a fan of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Nothing to do with trump. I dont blame Elizabeth Warren and i dont blame Bernie Sanders, in the case of ohio. And i dont blame anybody. These are six sick people. Whether its White Supremacy or any other kind of supremacy, whether its antifa, whether its any group of hate, i am very concerned about and they will do something about it. Melissa meantime, democratic ohio senator Sherrod Brown refusing to attend todays events with the president. I will not be there with him. I dont have any interest, because of what hes done his total unwillingness to address the issue of guns. His racist rhetoric. I welcome them to the state in some sense, but not about this. Melissa the president also going back and forth with beto orourke. Overcoming the president he has no place in el paso. The president treating, beto, for needing to indicate it has heritage, or work. He was em
Melissa White House Correspondent john roberts has more from the north lawn. Good afternoon to you. They are getting ripped his the president and first lady getting ready to leave Miami Valley Hospital in dayton where they have been there for a little more than on the last hour. While at the hospital, President Trump says you had god watching. I want you to know where with you all the way great close with the meeting with First Responders, law enforcement. The survivors and their family members that, as well. The president was asked on his way out the door about his critics who say his rhetoric is emboldening White Supremacists like the one who perpetrated the shooting in el paso, texas. The president saying that by and large his critics are people who are trying to score political points, and some of them are president ial candidates, as well. But he did agree with a republican colleague that on both sides of the political fence we need to use with the president said senator ted cruzs
We should note we invited dozens of Republican Leaders from texas, ohio, and beyond to discuss the situation with us this morning. None of them agreed to appear. That list includes texas senators john cornyn and ted cruz and kevin mccarthy. Well, here in el paso, who are the 20 victims . Thats because authorities have not identified everyone who was shot and killed. And that wait for their families is agonizing. The alleged gunman is in custody. Police say hes volunteering information and showing no remorse. Among the dead is a young mother of three who was shopping for School Supplies and died shielding her 2monthold from gunfire. In dayton, police have released new video of the massacre there which shows people running for they lives. Investigators do not know what inspired that gunman to open fire and kill nine people. Cnn is on the ground covering both shootings. We begin our coverage here in el paso with rosa flores. Reporter erica, good morning. Ive been in this community for the
Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters in new york. Day 930 of the Trump Administration as the president visited two american cities, both trying to recover from gun violence with a combined death toll of 31 souls. Dayton ohio, El Paso Texas hosted the president in both places people made it clear it was under protest while in both places and as he traveled to both cities, the president attacked his enemies, aired grievances and in one case went after one of his hosts. It started with broad signs aimed at beto orourke and he continued then prior to boarding the helicopter and leaving the south lawn. What do you say to your critics that believe the rhetoric about White Nationalist . My critics are political people that are trying to make points in many cases they are running for president and very low in the polls. I am concerned about the rise of any group of hate. I dont like it. Any group of hate i am whether its White Supremacy, whether its any other kind of su
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