1 / 3TrumpPresident Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at El Paso International Airport to meet with people affected by the El Paso mass shooting, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in El Paso, Texas.
It found that during August 2017, the month of the violent clash between white-supremacists and counter protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia — when Trump infamously said there were "very fine people on both sides" — reported hate crimes nationally increased to 663 incidents, the second-highest tally in nearly a decade.
To be sure, linking political speech, however fiery, to acts of violence can be problematic. For one, people commit hateful and violent acts for all manner of reasons that have nothing to do with the public discourse. And federal hate crime data has long been criticized as incomplete, since not all areas report their incidents to the FBI and many cases go unreported to police. Researchers acknowledge those factors but say the numbers are striking nonetheless.
On Tuesday, Trump defended his rhetoric on such issues as immigration and denied stoking divisions that spawned the violence, contending that he"brings people together. Our country is doing incredibly well." At a rally earlier this year in Panama City Beach, Florida, Trump noted the obstacles U.S. Border Patrol agents face in preventing migrants from coming into the country."How do you stop these people?" he asked.
Where have people been hiding under a rock hes had nothing but hate speeches since he ran for office
SHUT DOWN YAHOO, TWITTER, MSNBC, CNN AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LIBERALS AND COMMIES IN THIS COUNTRY. WE'D BE A LOT BETTER OFF!!
Where do these so-called experts come from CNN, OR MSNBC
Time to let it go!
More think NOT.
Wow so shocked.
Yahoo please I have my small business email with you, And honestly I see the same bias against this man, like cnn. I'm not devoted to him but we should said logical statements and respect that not all your clients believe the demagogy. Thanks