Dem lawmaker sparks online outrage for blaming Trump's low approval for WHCA Dinner shooting

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., appeared to blame President Donald Trump for the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Monday, suggesting that the shooting was the result of his unpopularity.

In the interview, CNN's Pamela Brown said, "The bottom line is we see political violence on both sides of the aisle, unfortunately, and all of this raises whether the Secret Service has the resources it needs in these heightened threat environments that you just mentioned." She then asked, "Is it time to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, which, as you know, oversees the secret service?"

"I think it's time to bring back the deal that the Senate unanimously, unanimously passed to fully fund the Secret Service," Krishnamoorthi said. "TSA, other elements of DHS, as long as ICE and CBP are not fully reformed and overhauled, then those should not be funded right now."

"It's got to come down, the discourse has to cool down that it starts with the president," the congressman continued. "Of course, it extends to all of us. But to say that it's only one party doesn't really make sense and goes against all the facts."

Krishnamoorthi suggested that ending political violence begins with Trump toning down his rhetoric.

"But at the same time, you know, we have to come together and say that political violence has to end, that it's one thing to debate and discuss, you know, even vigorously policy matters of the day," he said. "But to engage in ad hominem attacks or to say that, you know, Indian Americans shouldn't belong here, or that a civilization should end, that's completely unacceptable. It's got to come to an end right now."

The Republican National Committee responded to Krishnamoorthi's comments on X. 

"Sick!," they posted before asking, "What is wrong with Democrats?"

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