Students from the Harlem Children's Zone hold signs reading 'GUN FREE ZONE' as they participate in the 25th Annual Children's March for Peace.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday visited Dayton, Ohio, where the White House said he met with victims of a weekend shooting that left nine dead but stayed almost completely out of view of the public and news media before departing for El Paso, Texas, where 22 people were killed in a mass shooting Saturday.
Asked earlier as he left the White House about criticism of his divisive rhetoric on race and immigration, the president insisted"my rhetoric brings people together."At the same time, Trump repeated conservative media reports focused on the Dayton shooter’s self-description as “leftist” on a Twitter account believed to be his, although law enforcement authorities have said at this point they do not believe his political views appear to be a significant motive for the Dayton attack.
But law enforcement authorities have said they can't say yet what the Dayton shooter's motive was and experts analyzing his social media posts told ABC News his political views do not so far appear to be the reason for his attack.
"I don't blame Elizabeth Warren and I don't blame Bernie Sanders. I don't blame anybody -- I blame -- these are sick people. These are people that are really mentally ill, mentally disturbed. It’s a mental problem," the president said, talking about the gunmen. "I'll be convincing some people to do things that they don't want to do ... I have a lot of influence with a lot of people and I want to convince them to do the right thing ... we've made a lot of headway in the last three days," he said, apparently referring to consultations with GOP congressional leaders as he and they face pressure to act in the face of the latest shootings.
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said the president travels to"heal communities" by meeting with the injured, survivors, local law enforcement and medical professionals. In what has become routine for modern presidents, Trump visited victims and local law enforcement in the aftermath of mass shootings like Parkland, Florida, and Pittsburgh. But in El Paso -- a border city with a large Latino population -- some residents questioned why the president would visit.
Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, said on MSNBC Monday that Trump"is not welcome" in El Paso."He should not come here while we are in mourning." "So in that capacity, I will fulfill my obligations as mayor of El Paso to meet with the president and discuss whatever our needs are in this community and hope that if we are expressing specifics that we can get him to come through for us," Margo said.
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