House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot in the hip, along with several congressional aides, during a charity baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia.
And get this: One of the Republicans leaving the field, Rep. Ron DeSantis, said he was asked by a man if it was Republicans or Democrats playing — and then, coincidentally enough, three minutes later, the shooting began.
The gunman was shot by Capitol Police at the field. But his name — or motivation — isn’t yet released.
Still, this from Fox News:
“Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., told Fox News he left just before the shooting. As he walked to his car, a man asked DeSantis if it was Republicans or Democrats practicing. About three minutes the shooting began, DeSantis said.
“The shooting began at 7:15 a.m. and lasted about 10 minutes, sources told Fox News.
“Behind third base, I see a rifle…I hear Steve Scalise over near 2nd base scream,” Brooks told CNN.
“The shots were reported on East Monroe Street in Del Ray, Alexandria police said on Twitter at 7:30 a.m. The location was near a YMCA.”
Scalise is in stable condition, at George Washington University Hospital.
“The vice president and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely,” said President Donald Trump, in a statement. “We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol police, first responders and all others affected.”
Rep. Mo Brooks said he saw several congressmen and staffers spread on the ground, at least one wounded. He actually used a belt as a tourniquet to stop the flow of blood in one of the victim’s.
From CNN:
“He said the shooter appeared to be a white male but added that “I saw him for a second or two.” He said the shooter was behind the third base dugout and didn’t say anything.
“‘The gun was a semiautomatic,’ Brooks said, adding that he was sure it was a rifle but unsure what kind. ‘It continued to fire at different people. You can imagine, all the people on the field scatter.'”
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“Are they Republican or Democrat?”
Trump’s birthday.
Motive.
Yes – and Flag Day. And the fact that he was shot in the hip, one of the first to back President Trump’s candidacy. Ever heard the term, joined at the hip? New Orleans and Louisiana is a mess under the current Democratic mayor, governor, and former governor who courts the Castro’s ‘cultural enrichment’ in the music scene and elsewhere. Cultural enrichment my azz.
No. Its coincidence.
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It was also Flag Day. Couple that with “Bombadan” and look no further.
Could be Left/Liberal/jihadi. 98% its a jihadi. Following in the footsteps of their “Perfect man”.
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Is this the Leftist/ SJW Fort Sumter moment?
It’s close…..
The leftists have degenerated to where now they use guns to make statements. Yes, the shooter was a leftist.
Let’s see how long it takes former anti-gun Congressperson Gabrielle Giffords (who recently had a US Navy ship named after her).to say something after another fellow Congressman was felled by a bullet.
Not only a Democrat, but a Bernie Sanders supporter.
Sanders was mealy mouthing sadness over the shooting but he sure was flying high calling Trump the worst president ever the other day.
This is how democrats believe their opinion should be stated. It is not a good idea to fire the first shot, as someone else will definitely fire the last.
Its the result of the agenda of fake lies brainwashing dems leading to violence. Its no wonder with their constant barrage of anti-trump garbage – griffin, colbert, julius caesar, and bernie sanders of late. Its ironic that demoncraps with their 2nd amendment gun control hustle are represented by this nut.
I am amazed at all the open threats and complete hatred for the President that is not challenged or punished.
It’s ok not to like a President nor his policies, but there’s a right and a wrong way to express that
disagreement, and these fools are NOT doing it. They say that the 1st amendment gives them that right, but no it does not. It gives them the right to disagree and state publicly your opinion, but it does not give one the ultimate right to totally disrespect and physically threaten ANYONE. This is called simple assault and is punishable by law, if we actually had a justice system that works correctly and was not politically motivated.
Exactly. Assaulted is what one feels from the tone and the graphic nature of the insults and subtle threats.
In hindsight, should have reported the man to the police after he asked that suspicious question.
I want to know how he had a violent past on record and was able to get a permit to carry.
We were told that ANY violent anything in your background or future is just cause to revoke or deny your permit. When getting a permit, you have to pass a background check from the FBI and be fingerprinted as well.
Sounds like the government once again dropped the ball.
This is what should be investigated and how the bernie drone with trump derangement syndrome went berserk not stupid made up collusion witch hunts with an agenda to remove the best president since reagan.
You knew they perp wasn’t “Asian” by the lightning speed with which the media identified him. And VA Governor McAuliffe (D) got his two bit blurb on gun control known by saying we lose 93 million citizens a day to gun violence. Hey, at that rate, I will be like Charlton Heston in “The Omega Man” but without the fear of nuclear contamination by about Tuesday or so. The man should have paid attention in primary school math.
Sadly, this is what all the leftist rhetoric has brought us to. People are already struggling to get by and make a good living and then when they are good and angry, the left prods them into crap like this.
If you will notice, the attacks on conservatives, anyone who likes President Trump, and anyone who believes in the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights, are getting more and more violent.
Why? These people are not afraid that anything will happen to them because we have been beat down as a society that we shouldn’t get physical to defend ourselves.