Many here said he would not be received warmly.
“We have a president right now who traffics in this hatred, who incites this violence, who calls Mexican immigrants rapists and criminals, calls asylum seekers animals and an infestation,” Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic presidential candidate who represented El Paso in Congress, said Sunday at a vigil.
El Paso is an island of Democrats in a West Texas sea of Republicans. Hillary Clinton carried El Paso County in 2016 with 69% of the vote and Beto O’Rourke won with 86% for his congressional seat. As more Central American asylum seekers have arrived at the border in recent years, El Paso has become a major crossing point for immigrants entering the country illegally, second only to Texas’s Rio Grande Valley.
“Of course, the rhetoric of hate from the shooter matches what we’re hearing on a national level and the president’s comments on this are just confusing,” she said.Smith-Davis felt angry. Angry at the shooter. Angry at the gun lobby. Angry at Trump. He said Trump’s charge during his presidential campaign that Mexicans were drug dealers and rapists hurt the city, given hundreds of thousands cross the bridges every day from Juarez to El Paso to work.
Our illustrious President realDonaldTrump has said that 'hate has no place in our country'. I therefore look forward to his immediate resignation and departure from our land. ResignTrump
How come 8chan website denies he uploaded the manifesto there? We may need more info.
No they weren’t. Antifa targeted El Paso and their support carried out the attack.
realDonaldTrump
WHAT HIDES IN THE WEEDS IS NOT UNDERSTOOD UNTIL A SPADE IS CALLED A SHOVEL
What a stupid take
People stop being like little kids.. Be adults he is coming in good faith!
Doubtful
Why’s he even going, not as if he cares about the victims, their family’s or the traumatized citizens of the city, just another photo op for the base and his ego.
He had better hope nobody has a gun...🤨
LA times is like Politico...not worth the retweet or read
He probably won't be by the liberal faction.
Why would immigrant communities, let alone the victims of Trump’s rhetoric & zero tolerance policy welcome him? Why would any gunshot survivor welcome Trump whose sympathy equals his blood pact with the NRA? RESCUE the Nation from Trump's Abusiveness NOW!
No one blames El Paso for the mistrust and hatred created by Trump. You're grieving, and he wants to what, pretend he cares!
If only you had the same advocacy for LAs homeless.
TinaMarie_80s Get a basket of rotten tomatoes and let them fly!!
I'd be hostile too. I hope somebody sticks a habanero up his butt.
donwinslow Maybe he will fly to Toledo to feel out the crowd there first.
Maybe people shouldn't believe everything FakeNews Prints!
We are so with you!
It's a good time to try this with realDonaldTrump
No shit! He's a major part of the problem.
hope trump has the common sense not to go but if he does, el paso take the high road and protest peacefully and calmly...dont let antifa tarnish the city even more...
Not true
Kaygirl8Lawana He hasn’t paid for his last visit. I hope the city refuses to spend a dime for his protection this Wednesday.
I mean, why wouldn't they throw a parade for the man who handed a can of gasoline to the arsonist that burned their house down?
Haven’t they suffered enough?
At the risk of sounding pearl-clutchy, the *nerve* of that guy to even imagine he'd be a help and comfort to the ppl of El Paso.
Really? Cause when I spent the night there, I was warned to lock everything and watch my back. When asked why, I was told that the most dangerous city, Ciudad Juarez, was just on the other side of the literal chain link 'fence'.
Great, you get what you give. ElPaso
emilyjodell GOOD. SOLVE OUR NATIONAL CRISIS, GENTE DEL PASO, POR FAVOR. QUANDO TIENES TU MOMENTO DE SUERTE.
If he shows up he’ll get shot 🌸🌼
If he had any self awareness or care for the country, he would have chosen to not go.
Its not even in America.
Serve his ass with the bill from his Feb visit!!! Damn crook and criminal on the loosel
Maybe he could visit Toledo instead?
Yet he still goes... Might be surprised at the welcome he gets...unless of course...there are protests organized by crazy shills
Nobody buys that
Translation: His campaign is on life support and he feels lucky that this tragedy happened
Beto is not my 1st choice, but I sure am glad he's saying all the things any sane person should be saying, out loud. Good for him, we need more of this.
ImpeachDonaldTrumpNOW
I doubt many people are doing that. The elite enjoy dividing us based on race. There is only one race, the human one. Fuck these fools politicizing every evil act.
What the heck is the dude talking about?
This is hilarious I doubt she even knows how to speak English take a citizenship test
If u had an ounce of journalistic integrity, u would do an expose on MS 13 & violent illegal criminals who have murdered/raped Americans. By not honestly portray’g the difference, u have chosen 2 keep ur readers n the dark. That’s racist.
While I’m sure it’s an emotional time, he’s the President of the United States of America. He should never have local officials voicing objections to a visit after a tragedy. He’s there to support all Americans, whom the mayor serves, have respect.
Haven’t the people of El Paso suffered enough? Now they have to endure a man who clearly is a racist and whose words resulted in a massacre that killed their families and friends.
Better idea. Why don’t we hold the shooter accountable. You people are obsessed with Trump it’s a sickness. Guess what there are evil people out there. They just need to be taken to a ditch and put a bullet into the back of thier skull. Send a massage this will not be tolerated.
we would like our border secure we don't like illegal border crossings we don't like drugs we don't like cartel violence we don't like gangs we would like to stay safe we believe Law and Order and criminal justice that's why we choose our president Donald J Trump
Mass shootings happen in the US for decades now. Do not abuse everything for political gain!
If realDonaldTrump had any insight he’d KNOW his welcome in El Paso was worn out the LAST time he visited on the pretext that he’d made El Paso a safe, big city (THEN LEFT THE CITY HOLDING THE BILL—STILL UNPAID!) Thousands gathered in protest then and we will again. STAY HOME!
No mamen
Are all your people illegals. All he said is you can’t come illegally.
Why is Trump even going there? He’s not welcome there! Why doesn’t he visit slum lord Kushner’s properties in Baltimore instead? Knowing Trump, he’ll probably end up in Toledo anyways!
Stand tall. Keep the orange menace away....your people have been through enough.
PROTEST
Recall Veronica Escobar, look Trump is Welcome in El Paso and anywhere. He may not be the best but it dose not mean you should be a***American.
Her perspective is so low, she needs a ladder to climb onto a dime.
This Congresswoman is such a liar!
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