British man who inspired racist Buffalo massacre faces possible extradition to US
IndependentJUL 2022
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Payton Gendron’s brutal and vile attack that killed 10 people is the direct result of the racist and xenophobic rhetoric espoused by right-wing talking heads. In the years since Donald Trump’s presidency, we’ve seen growing incidents of white supremacist attacks motivated by conspiracy theories peddled by prominent far-right figures.
Republican narrative
During a time of national tragedy, Democrats and others in the liberal media are trying to pin the tragedy on their political opponents. Not only is it vile to exploit a national tragedy like this, but it is also factually incorrect, as the shooter’s manifesto rejected conservatism and its ideas.
