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AN OUTRAGE FROM THE FBI. On June 14, 2017, a team of Republican lawmakers went to an athletic field in Alexandria, Virginia to practice for the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. As they worked out, a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and pistol approached and opened fire. Representative Steve Scalise, the House Republican whip, was gravely wounded. A lobbyist was also seriously hurt, and a congressional aide and Capitol Police officer were wounded, as well.
The shooter, James Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois, was an active Bernie Sanders supporter who hated Republicans and particularly hated then-President Donald Trump. Trump is a Traitor. Trump Has Destroyed Our Democracy. It s Time to Destroy Trump & Co., Hodgkinson posted on his Facebook page. He thought of himself as part of the Resistance. He joined Facebook groups like Terminate The Republican Party and Join
Tweet FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file photo, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., stops a ground ball before making a play to first base, resulting in an out, on the first pitch of the 57th Congressional Baseball Game at National s Park in Washington. One Republican who can expect a warm embrace whenever he sets foot in Nationals Park is Scalise who is still receiving physical therapy after he was critically wounded last year in a mass shooting. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Last week, Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) revealed an utterly shocking fact: when a deranged leftist named James Hodgkinson opened fire on congressional Republicans in 2017, nearly killing GOP Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), the FBI ruled the shooting a “suicide by cop.” Even FBI agents disputed the ruling, Wenstrup added.
Systemic racism is a stain on our nation s soul : Joe Biden says George Floyd s killing revealed the knee on the neck of justice for black Americans
President Joe Biden told the nation Tuesday that the verdict in the Derek Chauvin case sends the message that no one is above the law
He demanded new action to honor George Floyd after a killing he called a stain on the nation s soul
Biden spoke from the White House s Cross Hall after a jury turned in Tuesday s guilty verdict against ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
The president said after the verdict it was time for the nation to come together.
The resolution came amid a backlash mounting over Ms. Waters’ call on Saturday for protesters in Minnesota to “get more confrontational” unless Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of murder in the May 25 death of George Floyd.
“Every single House Democrat just voted to stand with Maxine Waters,” tweeted House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Louisiana Republican. “They made it clear: Democrats are fine with Democrat politicians inciting violence and chaos.”
Chauvin, 45, was found guilty Tuesday on all three counts unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after a 14-day trial in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis.
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Rep. Steve Scalise slammed Rep. Maxine Waters, accusing her of using the same kind of rhetoric that resulted in him getting shot.
“I was shot because of this kind of dangerous rhetoric,” Scalise said. “Where is the outrage from Dems & the media? They need to condemn this.
“Let’s be clear: Maxine Waters knew her rhetoric would incite violence in Minneapolis but she doesn’t care, she just requests police escorts for herself, he said.
Let s be clear: Maxine Waters knew her rhetoric would incite violence in Minneapolis but she doesn t care, she just requests police escorts for herself.