'To try to assign blame to somebody else I think is a very slippery slope,' Scalise said. '[Trump] is not responsible. The shooter is responsible.'
The Republican's remarks were in reference to a shooting that took place during a practise session in June, 2017 for the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity in Alexandria, Virginia. James Hodgkinson, an extreme left-wing gunman, shot Scalise, lobbyist Matt Mika, congressional aide Zack Barth and U.S. Capitol Police officer Crystal Griner. The shooter was reportedly a former volunteer for Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign.
"The president was very clear just the other day that there's no place for this. He spoke out against racism, he spoke out against these kind of attacks," Scalise continued, before then condemning some 2020 Democratic candidates for blaming Trump for the El Paso shooting. "I know they're running for president and they may not like Donald Trump's views but stop this ridiculous assessment of blame to somebody other than the person who is responsible," he added.
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