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Following news of the targeted shootings of Dallas police officers, the Trump campaign's Virginia state chairman, Corey Stewart, knew exactly where to point the finger: Hillary Clinton. The NYT reports:
Corey Stewart, who is also reported to be planning a run for governor in Virginia in 2017, posted on Facebook as news of the shooting was breaking.
“Liberal politicians who label police as racists—specifically Hillary Clinton and Virginia Lt. Governor Ralph Northam—are to blame for essentially encouraging the murder of these police officers tonight,” Mr. Stewart wrote.
Of course, they've since deleted the post—like that takes care of that and it never happened. Never mind that Stewart is a little like a Trump Mini-Me. So far, Trump's been silent on requests for comment. Meanwhile, Trump's son has been firing out retweets of Joe Walsh, who also happens to be blaming Obama for Dallas.
Donald Trump Jr., Mr. Trump’s son, also has been active on social media since the shooting, retweeting Joe Walsh, the former congressmen and current radio host, sharing a news article that reported that Black Lives Matter protesters had been calling for the killing of police officers on Twitter.