| | Republican Rep. [[Steve Scalise]] and five others were shot by [[Bernie Sanders]] volunteer James Hodgkinson prior to a congressional charitable event. Hodgkinson had a list of names of the Republican lawmakers he wanted to [[murder]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/16/scalise-shooter-had-list-lawmakers-names-in-his-pocket.html Scalise shooter James Hodgkinson had list of Republican lawmakers' names]. ''Fox News''. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.</ref> After the shooting, a Democrat strategist created the hashtag #HuntRepublicanCongressmen and voiced hate statements against Republicans.<ref>Shaw, Adam (June 17, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/17/dem-strategist-devine-launches-huntrepublicancongressmen-scalise-shooting/ Dem Strategist James Devine Launches Hashtag #HuntRepublicanCongressmen After Steve Scalise Shooting]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 18, 2017.</ref><ref>Chasmar, Jessica (June 21, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/21/jim-devine-dem-strategist-behind-huntrepublicans-r/ Dem strategist behind #HuntRepublicans tweets about Handel victory: ‘Time for hunting’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 22, 2017.</ref> Republican Rep. [[Claudia Tenney]] received an email threat that read, “One down, 216 to go,” shortly after the shooting.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/216-new-york-rep-threatened-shooting-article-1.3247736</ref> | | Republican Rep. [[Steve Scalise]] and five others were shot by [[Bernie Sanders]] volunteer James Hodgkinson prior to a congressional charitable event. Hodgkinson had a list of names of the Republican lawmakers he wanted to [[murder]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/16/scalise-shooter-had-list-lawmakers-names-in-his-pocket.html Scalise shooter James Hodgkinson had list of Republican lawmakers' names]. ''Fox News''. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.</ref> After the shooting, a Democrat strategist created the hashtag #HuntRepublicanCongressmen and voiced hate statements against Republicans.<ref>Shaw, Adam (June 17, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/17/dem-strategist-devine-launches-huntrepublicancongressmen-scalise-shooting/ Dem Strategist James Devine Launches Hashtag #HuntRepublicanCongressmen After Steve Scalise Shooting]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 18, 2017.</ref><ref>Chasmar, Jessica (June 21, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/21/jim-devine-dem-strategist-behind-huntrepublicans-r/ Dem strategist behind #HuntRepublicans tweets about Handel victory: ‘Time for hunting’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 22, 2017.</ref> Republican Rep. [[Claudia Tenney]] received an email threat that read, “One down, 216 to go,” shortly after the shooting.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/216-new-york-rep-threatened-shooting-article-1.3247736</ref> |
| | + | Black people represented a massive share of murder victims in six major cities through the first six months of 2021 compared to 2020, which itself saw a large crime surge, according to data analyzed by the ''Daily Caller News Foundation''.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/homicides-have-skyrocketed-in-these-six-democratic-cities-black-people-are-disproportionately-the-victims-data-shows_3872643.html</ref> |
| | ===Democrat racism, intolerance and bigotry=== | | ===Democrat racism, intolerance and bigotry=== |