Posted on 06/13/2016 7:19:53 PM PDT by jazusamo
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Monday night called Donald Trump “a narcissistic fascist” for shifting the focus to himself in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Ellison, the first Muslim member of Congress, decried the presumptive GOP presidential nominee for turning attention away from the 49 people killed and 53 injured at a gay nightclub in Orlando on Sunday.
Trump has come under fire for a self-congratulatory tweet he sent out after the terrorist attack, in which he said he “appreciate[s] the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism.”
“It is clear that we have a narcissistic, facist who has claimed the Republican nomination. That’s a fact. The question is what are we going to do about it as a nation,” Ellison told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Monday night.
“Why, oh, why can’t his sympathies run to them for just a moment?” Ellison asked, referring to the LGBT and Latino communities. “The whole nation should be grieving with them.”
“The fact his mind is not concerned itself with what they need, comforting them, is deep and disturbing,” Ellison said. “And then turn it into a villainous rampage against other Americans who have absolutely nothing to do with this -- and I mean Muslims now -- it’s just outrageous.”
Ellison noted that the country should focus on limiting the availability of guns and increasing access and resources for mental health treatment. He said Washington lawmakers need more than a moment of silence for the shooting victims, and need to translate that into real change and unity.
“We need to make those investments. This is why people on the House floor today were saying, ‘Where’s the bill?,’” Ellison said.
House Democrats staged protests Monday evening in response to a moment of silence on the floor to remember the victims of the attack. The chamber erupted into shouting after the silence as Democrats expressed frustration over the lack of votes to restrict guns after repeated mass shootings.
“Republicans wanted a moment of silence for the victims. I respect that, but we can’t continue that moment of silence when we should be legislating,” Ellison said. “We need action. We need to turn to each other not on each other as our narcissist candidate suggests.”
One day after the shooting, both Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clintondelivered dueling speeches that addressed the carnage in Orlando and drew contrasts between their national security approaches.
Trump’s speech was fueled with attacks on both Clinton and President Obama, saying the two were putting “political correctness” above national security in making their push.
Trump also blamed current U.S. immigration policies for allowing the gunman’s parents to enter the country from Afghanistan and called for a temporary ban on immigration from areas with “a proven history of terrorism.”
Clinton’s speech that took thinly veiled shots at Trump’s “inflammatory, anti-Muslim rhetoric.” She condemned his proposed ban of Muslims entering the country.
She also pledged to go after “lone wolves,” people who become radicalized on their own, and called for stricter gun control measures on assault weapons.
Well said and right on!
He has a crush on Trump.
Tell this Islamofacist to shut the hell up.
The last line about Hillary saying that she would go after “lone wolf” terrorists is HILLARIOUS.
She couldn’t even find 33,000 of her emails, the Filegate boxes right in front of her lying nose, Monica Lewinsky under the President’s desk, or Huma Abedin’s Moslem Brotherhood connections.
Fat, stupid and cankerous is no way to go through life, Hilda.
You couldn’t be more correct, my FRiend!
Ellison is also a homosexual, something that would get him killed in Muslim countries, but he feels he can lecture us.
Muslims hate gays.
Liberals twittered in laughter when Iran’s former President Ahmedinejad said there were no gays in his country.
The slaughter of 50 gay people in FL haven’t led them to reconsider their embrace of Islam.
In the face of the slaughter of 49 innocent Americans, muslims must STOP portraying themselves as the victims.
Keith should’ve taken a look inside the Pulse nightclub. There he’d seen a “villainous rampage against other Americans”.
Has Loretta Lynch warned us not to be ‘Islamophobic’ yet, like she did following the San Bernardino terrorist attack?
Want to upset Islamic-supporting and believing Democrats? How about an “American Self-Defense Act” establishing that the 2nd amendment applies to all US citizens without regard to what community, county, or state they are resident in or visiting. Establish clearly that no state or local law can infringe upon this constitutional right—if someone wants to carry arms, they may do so. Period. Make sure that citizens are empowered to protect themselves.
“Has Loretta Lynch warned us not to be ‘Islamophobic’ yet, like she did following the San Bernardino terrorist attack?”
She’s another one who needs to be removed from office.
I’m Islamophobic because I don’t have a death with.
Its not irrational, not a figment of my imagination and not grounded in hate.
People who hate Jews, Christians, women, gays and Americans have no place among us and aren’t entitled to claim membership in our American family.
F that MOFO Ellison. He is a real POS. I saw Sean Hannity do an interview with that POS. If I remember right, Hannity had to cut the chump’s microphone, just to stop him. He is a real POS.
Poor Muslim...how did he get elected in OUR Government? oh yeah, I forgot, we got the head of the Muslim Brotherhood in the White House and the Mrs running for the White House right now...
GO. TRUMP. GO!!!
I couldn’t agree more.
You’re both dead on the Mark!
One of many enemies within
Fsck the ragheads
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