Video: America is under attack from domestic white nationalist terror – Pete Buttigieg
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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, addresses the El Paso Shooting as part of MSNBC’s continuing coverage with Joy Reid, saying, ‘Now America is under attack from domestic white nationalist terror.’
Buttigieg has a clear view of where to place blame following deadly shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, this weekend.
The South Bend, Ind., mayor pointed specifically to “weak gun safety” measures and white nationalism as the culprits, after the El Paso shooter was linked to anti-Mexican statements.
This is terrorism and we have to name it as such,” Buttigieg said, specifically calling it “white nationalist terrorism” in a conversation with host Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.”
“We need to acknowledge that this is a problem.” Buttigieg said, claiming that white nationalism has been “condoned at the highest levels” in Washington.
“Right now you see it being echoed by the White House and there is a measure of responsibility that you just can’t get away from,” he said. Buttigieg cited President Trump’s comment that there were “very fine people” on both sides after a deadly attack at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
President Trump condemned the El Paso shooting early Sunday morning, calling it “hateful” and “an act of cowardice.”
Watch interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg reacts to the recent shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
