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Sen. Bernie Sanders says the man who shot a congressman and four other people was apparently a volunteer on his losing 2016 presidential campaign. The Vermont independent senator says he’s “sickened by this despicable act.”
Sanders issued a two-paragraph statement on Wednesday’s shooting at a baseball practice for Republican lawmakers, and read it nearly verbatim on the Senate floor. But he ignored a reporter’s attempt to ask him questions on the incident.
Sanders says violence is unacceptable, and says only “nonviolent action” can bring change.
The director of Sanders’ Iowa campaign says campaign staff could not recall the gunman, whose name was James T. Hodgkinson. Officers shot Hodgkinson, and President Donald Trump said the gunman died.
Sanders unsuccessfully challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Why would he say to offer prayers for the family of the senator if he is a self proclaimed atheist? Does he believe in prayer after all? ?
The Democrats have been demonizing their opponents for many years. The nod approvingly when there were calls for assassinating leading Republicans, including the President. In most countries, including Israel, they would be prosecuted for incitement, but in the US it is protected by the Bill of Rights. It is anyone’s guess how voters will react now that the “Resistance” to Trump movement has blood on its hands.