Trump declares 'hate has no place in our country,' as Dems demand recall of Congress

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Trump denounces weekend’s horrific mass shootings, plans additional statement Monday morning
President Trump spoke forcefully Sunday as the nation reeled from its latest episodes of senseless violence: at least 20 people killed in El Paso, Texas, with a suspect apprehended by police, and at least nine killed in Dayton, Ohio, with the suspect fatally shot by responding officers. “Hate has no place in our country,” Trump declared, speaking to reporters in Morristown, N.J. He said the problem has been going on “for years and years” and “we have to get it stopped.”

The president spoke of mental illness being a significant factor in many such events, referring to the perpetrators of such shocking crimes as “really very seriously mentally ill.” He added that he has been conferring with Attorney General William Barr, FBI Director Christopher Wray and members of Congress, and planned an additional statement on the shootings Monday morning. “We’re going to take care” of the problem, the president vowed, as more signs emerged of the public’s increasing frustration with preventable violence: In Dayton, attendees of a vigil for that city’s victims confronted Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine with a chant of “Do something!”