UNLV Professor: President Trump Bears Blame for Las Vegas Shooting

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A professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas claimed that President Donald Trump bears blame for the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, where 59 people were killed and over 500 injured:

In a video obtained by Campus Reform, UNLV Assistant Professor Tess Winkelmann is seen addressing her History 407 class.

Referring to Trump, Winkelmann noted that “when he got elected, I told my classes three semesters ago, some of us won’t be affected by this presidency, but others are going to die. Other people will die because of this.”

“I don’t know whether these events would have inevitably happened whether or not he got elected, but he has the same rhetorical powers every president has, to encourage or discourage,” she continued. “So far, all he has done is to encourage violence.”