Donald Trump was using the fear of invasion by rapists, murderers and drug traffickers to crank up the crowd.

“But how do you stop these people?” he yelled.

“Shoot ’em.” A voice yelled back.

The president smiled and made a joke. The crowd roared in agreement. He had worked the red-hats into the rage he was looking for.

So then a guy who admires Donald Trump and echoes his ideas online, bought a tank of gas, drove to El Paso and shot immigrants dead.

He’ll spend the rest of his life expecting Donald Trump to reward him for following orders.

Pat Shiplett

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