Chicago rapper Vic Mensa took to Twitter Sunday to link presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s “hateful rhetoric” to the deadly terror attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida that resulted in 49 people being murdered and another 53 injured by a Muslim man who reportedly declared loyalty to the Islamic State.
Before the identities of the dead were known and their loved ones notified, Mensa was on social media tying the horrific attack to Trump.
“This is why we cant let Donald Trump be president,” the Grammy-nominated rapper tweeted.
This is why we cant let Donald Trump be president. We have to stop vicious & violent hate b4 its too late. pic.twitter.com/qJlmTEHvP9
— vino valentino (@VicMensa) June 12, 2016
“I’m not blaming the shooting on Trump,” Mensa continued, “But the hateful rhetoric he preaches and the type of supporters he attracts inflame these issues.”
I'm not blaming the shooting on Trump. But the hateful rhetoric he preaches and the type of supporters he attracts inflame these issues.
— vino valentino (@VicMensa) June 12, 2016
Trump initially posted tweets expressing his condolences for the “victims & their families.”
Horrific incident in FL. Praying for all the victims & their families. When will this stop? When will we get tough, smart & vigilant?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2016
Mensa continued his Twitter tear by blaming Donald Trump’s “speeches” and “divisive comments about Muslims” for “fueling hate” in America.
If youre too blind to see that trumps hateful comments towards mexicans, unwillingness to denounce the KKK, & divisive comments abt muslims-
— vino valentino (@VicMensa) June 12, 2016
are fueling hate in this country you need to look yourself in the mirror and ask if youre a racist
— vino valentino (@VicMensa) June 12, 2016
Mensa was one of a number of musicians and actors who angrily took on Trump in the wake of Sunday’s deadly terror attack, as Breitbart News previously reported.
Actress Olivia Wilde called Trump “disgusting” while director Judd Apatow called the GOP White House hopeful a “self serving, terrifying dumbass.”
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