8/6/2019

MASS SHOOTINGS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has announced that he will travel on Wednesday to the scenes of the two weekend mass shootings, defying backlash by some in both communities who have urged him not to come. Trump had been widely expected to pay visits to El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, at some point this week after the Federal Aviation Administration issued travel advisories for both areas. But his plans have prompted backlash from within some of the communities, especially in El Paso, where the president’s anti-immigrant rhetoric has been blamed by many for potentially motivating the suspected shooter…White House aides teased Trump’s impending trip earlier Tuesday [8-6-19], telling reporters that his public schedule was clear due in part to preparations for his trip…They dismissed concerns by local politicians and opponents of the president who have called on him not to visit their cities as they continue to grieve the dozens killed and wounded in the pair of massacres.”

Caitlin Oprysko, “Trump announces plans to visit El Paso, Dayton in wake of shootings,” Politico, August 6, 2019 6:09 pm