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shooter was living from the el paso massacre. allen, texas is where the guy started his road trip to that walmart in el paso in 2019, where he shot and killed 23 people. almost all of whom were latino. again, the killer there, ranting that he did it because of the great replacement theory, popularized on the fox news channel in primetime. well, now, today, in allen, texas, we are learning more about the apparent motive in killing all these people this weekend. it is not a subtle thing. the gunman is believed to have recently posted this photo online. this picture and others like it appear to be him, appear to be pictures of himself from a couple of weeks ago. you see some of his nice fresh tattoos there. nbc also reports that he had along social media record online that included grants against jews, against women, against racial minority.
that market a year ago this week. that killer claimed he did that, he massacred all those people in that supermarket, he said he did it because of the great replacement theory which you can hear all about on fox news channel. he said he did it because of white replacement theory and genocide. he killed ten people and injured more thanpe that. in february thisha year he was sentenced to 11 life sentences. that buffalo attack, again, was a year ago this week. also the connection to allen, texas. allen, texas is where the latest massacre was this weekend. allen-texas is where the shooter was living from the el paso massacre. allen, texas, is where the guy started his road trip to that wal-mart in el paso in 2019 where he shot and killed three people, almost all of whom were latino. the killer there ranting he did
added fuel to the fire, including a male or that went out in the day before the shooting telling voters, quote, if we are going to defend texas, we will need to take matters into our own hands. in less than three weeks after the deadly anti immigrant hate crime, he was back at it again, lambasting undocumented immigrants on social media. in the years since the el paso massacre, governor greg abbott and texas republicans have only made it easier to carry guns in texas. they did so with a controversial 2021 law allowing most residents to open carry a handgun without a permit. one texas sheriff told the new york times, quote, it seems like now there's been a tipping point where just everybody is armed. but even amid an epidemic of gun violence in his state, we have no choice but to assume that everybody being armed is exactly with governor abbott wants. congresswoman veronica escobar is a democrat representing el paso, texas, which suffered a mass shooting in 2019. she's also the national co-chair of president joe biden 's reelection campaign. state senator roland gutierrez
lying to the public about what he knew? it's not just uvalde. in 2019, after an anti-emigrant -- 23 people and injured 23 more in a shooting specifically targeting the latinx community in el paso, texas, folks were quick to point out abbots rhetoric about immigrants only added fuel to the fire, including a male or that went out in the day before the shooting telling voters, quote, if we are going to defend texas, we will need to take matters into our own hands. in less than three weeks after the deadly anti immigrant hate crime, he was back at it again, lambasting undocumented immigrants on social media. in the years since the el paso massacre, governor greg abbott and texas republicans have only made it easier to carry guns in texas. they did so with a controversial 2021 law allowing most residents to open carry a handgun without a permit. one texas sheriff told the new york times, quote, it seems
A young white nationalist who in 2019 shot and killed 23 people at a Texas supermarket in the majority-Hispanic city of El Paso pleaded guilty Wednesday in
at twitter would even be there at this moment to actually police these kinds of things if you did see violent threats. >> just listening to you talk, clint, i think some of us have been on the air together when the digital footprints are first investigated and uncovered. i believe the tree of life, the alleged shooter in the tree of life synagogue shooting, as well as the el paso massacre at the walmart, we were all -- subgroup of us were all on the air together when those first became known. eddie, there's this conventional wisdom taking shape now that trump is getting politically weakened, so we're not in as much risk, but peter baker has some reporting that suggests that's not the case. he writes this. "trump's acceptance if not outright courtship of the militant right comes as the republican establishment blames him for the party's failure to do better during the november midterm elections. trump is doubling down on his extremist and cult leader profile, said ruth, a history professor at new york university. for someone of trump's
law, has essentially helped put assault weapons in the hands of 18-year-olds. that's what happened after the el paso massacre. [inaudible] he's talking about how livid he is around law enforcement, his thoughts and prayers, and ultimately, he will do nothing. we have to vote him out. >> what is your response, including governor abbott, who say this is a mental health issue, and not an 18 year olds can buy weapons of war issue? >> i will tell you, i don't agree based on what i've read so far about the killer, that he needed help. but governor greg abbott needs to look in the mirror and look at how he has slashed mental health care in the state of texas. he is try to stand in the way of texans getting access to medicated expansion. he has been successful at that. if he wants to shift the claim to mental health, once again,
dozens injured. we are still living with the consequences today symone. i still have consistent with who need surgeries, to paying medical bills, but the trauma will be long-lasting. to answer your question specifically, about governor abbott, let me tell you what is going to happen. what's governor greg abbott is going to do, because it is because i see this on repeat. on governor greg abbott's watch, we have had six mass shootings. after the el paso massacre, he made all sorts of promises that he believed that the legislature should take action. that he would lead on that action. that he never wanted to see this happen again. and, in the and, not only did he not keep this promise to el paso and do texans, but he in fact health rollback protections, this is the law that he signed into the bill, the bill that he signed into
briefly in court today after being indicted by a grand jury. he is expected back in court june 9th and will be held without bail. doy is investigating that killing as a possible hate crime. joining me is eddie glaude and we've been having this conversation with you. you made that point after the el paso massacre where his manifesto quoted many anti-immigration and anti-immigrant espoused by the ex president and the media. i still get chills when that clip circulates, but how do you take an argument to the country where adam kinzinger that a country living in fear of domestic violent terrorism is not who we want to be. what does that sound like?