Addressing the charges on Sunday morning from some on the Left that past rhetoric from President Donald Trump is somehow responsible for two heinous acts of violence and terror against innocent American citizens this weekend, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney spoke up in defense of the commander-in-chief.
“This is a serious problem, no question about it,” said Mulvaney on ABC’s “This Week” about the mass shootings.
“But these are sick, sick people and the president knows it,” he added. “But I don’t think it’s fair to lay this at the feet of the president.”
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