MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton acknowledged on Sunday that Donald Trump had struck a “very reflective” tone after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting — but warned that it’s important to remember the president’s own role in shaping divisive political rhetoric.
Hylton noted how Trump “just weeks ago posted about the possible extermination of an entire civilization online” and has previously slammed his political foes as “vermin, lunatics, scum, terrorists, the enemy within.”
Trump “has certainly contributed — at a minimum contributed — to the political rhetoric,” she continued.
“And so, while it’s, I think, nice to hear this sort of sense of unity or at least appreciation across the aisle, I know that there are people tonight who feel that these remarks have fallen short,” Hylton added.
MS NOW contributor Molly Jong-Fast pointed to the broader issue of gun violence in the U.S., noting how schoolchildren and others face similar dangers on a daily basis but don’t have the security protections afforded to those attending the black-tie shindig.
