President Trump on Monday condemned bigotry and white supremacy and listed four ways to stop mass shootings in the wake of tragedies in Texas and Ohio that left 29 people dead.
He also urged Democrats and Republicans to come together.
“I am open and ready to listen and discuss all ideas that will actually work and make a very big difference,” Trump said in a brief speech from the White House. “… Now is the time to set destructive partisanship aside – so destructive – and find the courage to answer hatred with unity, devotion and love. Our future is in our control. America will rise to the challenge. We always have and we always will.”
A gunman motivated by hatred of Hispanics killed 20 people and injured 26 in an El Paso, Texas Walmart Saturday. That same night, a different gunman killed nine and injured 27 outside a bar in Dayton, Ohio.
“The shooter in El Paso posted a manifesto online consumed by racist hate. In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy,” Trump said. “These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America. Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul.”
Trump listed four areas of action he said can stop mass shootings before they happen:
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“First, we must do a better job of identifying and acting on early warning signs.”
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