Leavitt blames ‘left-wing cult of hatred’ after WHCA Dinner shooting

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt praised the “fearless” leadership of President Donald Trump, who postponed maternity leave after the shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, blaming a “leftist hate cult” for political violence.

“Those who constantly falsely label and slander the president as a fascist, a threat to democracy, and compare him to Hitler to score political points are fueling this type of violence,” Leavitt told reporters at the White House on Monday. he said. “The left-wing cult of hate for the president and those who support and work for him has resulted in scores of people being injured and killed, and nearly did the same this weekend.”

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