Another mass shooting has gripped world attention. Fifty Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand, were brutally gunned down in two mosques by a single gunman armed with an arsenal of legally purchased semi-automatic weapons. In a sick modern twist, the alleged killer, 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant, livestreamed his rampage on Facebook. The killer, arrested apparently unharmed, published a manifesto online before his murder spree in which he defined himself in rambling prose as a committed white supremacist. He said he was a supporter of President Donald Trump as “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose,” and condemned nonwhite immigrants, using the words “invaders” and “invasion” over 80 times.
On the same day of the attack, Trump issued the first veto of his administration, overturning Congress’ rejection of the national emergency declaration he is using to unilaterally fund his border wall. At the signing, Trump, like the Christchurch shooter, also used the word “invasion.” Trump said, “It’s an invasion of drugs and criminals and people.” He added, “And in many cases, they’re stone cold criminals … you have killers coming in and murderers coming in.”
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