Suspect in Colorado shooting at LGBTQ nightclub charged with 305 counts, including hate crimes, murder
USA TodayAPR 2023
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Republicans should be able to connect the dots between their dangerous rhetoric and targeted mass shootings. Donald Trump's anti-Latino rants came before the deadliest anti-Latino shooting in US history, and then, following the party's anti-LGBTQ+ campaign there was a deadly shooting at a gay club. "Thoughts and prayers" aren't good enough and don't excuse the rhetoric that helps cause these events.
Republican narrative
When an LGBTQ+ community is targeted, outcries from Democrats inevitably follow. Yet, while the party in charge of the country's most crime-ridden cities unashamedly blames Republicans for a mass shooting, Democrats stay silent when dozens of people are murdered weekly in their jurisdictions. They care about human lives when it's politically convenient but not when their own constituents are the victims.