In the wake of the Parkland school shooting that left seventeen young people dead, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney went to radio yesterday to blame mass shootings on Democrats, saying that “so many of the people who end up committing mass murders end up being Democrats.”
Her disgusting comments created a local, national and international firestorm—see the print and TV coverage below.
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New York Times: Congresswoman Says Many Mass Murderers ‘End Up Being Democrats’
BBC: Outrage after US lawmaker links mass shooters to Democrats
CNN: Congresswoman claims most mass shooters are Democrats
WUTR (video): Tenney comments spark national backlash
WKTV (video): Tenney claims mass murders are committed by Democrats
WSYR (video): Claudia Tenney blames mass murder on Democrats
WBNG: Tenney says most mass murders committed by Democrats
WFVX (video): Congresswoman Tenney claims Democrats commit most mass murders
New York Daily News: Clueless Republican congresswoman suggests mass murderers are often Democrats
1010 WINS (radio): Tenney blames Democrats for “mass murders”
Washington Post: GOP congresswoman claims ‘so many’ mass murderers ‘end up being Democrats’
USA Today (Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin): Rep. Claudia Tenney: Many mass murderers ‘end up being Democrats’
Utica Observer-Dispatch: Tenney: Many mass murderers ‘end up being Democrats’
Spectrum News: Tenney: Many mass murderers ‘end up being Democrats’
NY1: NY1 Itch: They crazy case of Claudia Tenney
Associated Press: Republican congresswoman: Many mass murderers are Democrats
Politico: GOP congresswoman, without evidence, says mass shooters ‘end up being Democrats’
NY State of Politics: Tenney: Many Mass Murderers ‘End Up Being Democrats’
Washington Examiner: Republican lawmaker: ‘So many’ people who commit ‘mass murders end up being Democrats’
Roll Call: GOP Rep. Tenney: Mass Murderers Often ‘End Up Being Democrats’
Huffington Post: GOP Congresswoman Claims Many Mass Shooters ‘End Up Being Democrats’
Newsweek: Are many mass murderers Democrats? GOP Congresswoman thinks so