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16 Feb: Fox News: Las Vegas Sun pins BLM activist shooting of mayoral candidate on ‘extremist Republicans’
‘Holy f***, @LasVegasSun,’ RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan tweeted
By Angelica Stabile
BLM activist Quintez Brown has been charged in the targeted shooting of mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday, but the Las Vegas Sun suggested that the incident is tied to right-wing extremism.
Although the suspect has advocated for socialist and communist ideals, and has criticized “gun-loving” Republicans in his writing as a former editorial columnist for the Louisville Courier Journal, the Sun was adamant that a history of violent rhetoric from politicians on the right, including President Trump, was enough motivation for the shooting.
“We’ve all heard this with our own ears: Trump drawing cheers at rallies by suggesting violence his opponents, GOP lawmakers and candidates trying to whip their followers into a frenzy with talk of taking up arms against so-called forms of ‘tyranny’ like mask mandates,” the editorial read...
The Sun drew its inspiration from a New York Times article which documented the trend of an alleged rise in threats against politicians from “extremist Republicans,” noting more than 75 related indictments since 2016.
Critics of the Sun’s take expressed outrage on Twitter. Sen. Ted Cruz’s, R-Texas special adviser for communications Steve Guest called it “brazen disinformation.”...
https://www.foxnews.com/media/las-vegas-sun-hlm-activist-charged-shooting-mayoral-candidate-ties-extremist-republicans