
After the massacre in el paso, donald trump’s aggressive rhetoric stung many critics – but the US president let the accusations bounce off him.
Before a visit to the border city, trump rejected the narrative that his rhetoric contributes to division and violence. He doesn’t think his words did that, trump said in response to questions from journalists. "I think my rhetoric brings people together," trump said. America is doing incredibly well.
Trump first traveled to dayton, where a gunman killed nine people sunday night, before visiting el paso. In the ohio city, the president and first lady melania met with patients at a hospital, according to spokeswoman stephanie grisham. The two also thanked the medical staff for their actions. Demonstrators had gathered in the city, as seen on television footage. On signs, for example, they demanded tighter gun laws. They also had an inflatable baby trump with them.