The Texas congresswoman who represents El Paso on Monday said
President Trump is not welcome in her district as the community mourns the death of 20 people following a mass shooting Saturday.
“From my perspective he [Trump] is not welcome here. He should not come here while we are in mourning,” Rep.
Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) said in an appearance on
MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
The El Paso shooter allegedly wrote a white nationalist manifesto ahead of his attack in the community near the border with Mexico, and many Democrats
have pointed to the president's rhetoric as encouraging violence.
Escobar said it is “probably unfair” to say the shooter came to El Paso as a result of Trump holding a rally in the city, but she said Trump needs to reflect on his words and actions at rallies that could be encouraging violent attacks such as the Saturday shooting.