Nancy Pelosi blames MAGA Republicans after Colorado gay nightclub shooting
Pelosi blames MAGA for Colorado gay club massacre: He singles out Republicans for ‘breaching the safety’ of trans people after 22-year-old gunman kills FIVE…even though police don’t did NOT confirm it was a hate crime
- Five people died when a 22-year-old opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Saturday night, and 18 others were injured
- “This fight remains more urgent than ever, as right-wing extremists target the most basic rights and freedoms of transgender Americans,” Pelosi said.
- “MAGA Republicans are cruelly compromising the safety and well-being of our transgender community,” she said.
- No motive has yet been determined for the attack
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi marked Transgender Memorial Day by tearing up MAGA Republicans and implicating them in the Colorado LBGTQ nightclub shooting that left five people dead overnight.
Five people died when a 22-year-old opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Saturday night, and 18 others were injured.
“As our nation marks Transgender Remembrance Day, the House Democratic Caucus mourns the countless Americans robbed by the scourge of transphobic violence, a crisis that continues to disproportionately harm trans people of color,” Pelosi said in a statement.
Pelosi, who steps down from the Democratic leadership in January, continued, “This fight remains more urgent than ever, as right-wing extremists target the most fundamental rights and freedoms of transgender Americans. Whether it’s spouting a dangerous rhetoric from cable news outlets or openly intimidating school children from the halls of power, MAGA Republicans are cruelly compromising the safety and well-being of our transgender community.
“As our nation celebrates Transgender Remembrance Day, the House Democratic Caucus mourns the countless Americans robbed by the scourge of transphobic violence, a crisis that continues to disproportionately harm trans people of color,” Pelosi said in a statement. communicated.
“Horrified by such shameless bigotry, House Democrats are proud to walk alongside our trans friends.”
No motive has yet been determined for the attack.
Authorities say Anderson Lee Aldrich entered the gay club just before midnight and fired an unknown number of rounds from his AR-15 style long rifle before being stopped by at least two “heroic” patrons.
Five people died when a 22-year-old opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Saturday night, and 18 others were injured
Aldrich is now in custody at a local hospital for unknown injuries. The Colorado Springs man was previously arrested for issuing a bomb threat in June 2021.
Many victims, some in critical condition, were transported to three nearby hospitals. Medical facilities are currently working to notify families of the condition of their loved ones.
GOP-led state legislatures have placed the fight against transgender activism at the center of the culture war frontier, launching legislation that excludes transgender boys from girls’ sports, bills requiring students to use the bathroom that matches their sex assigned at birth; and policies that prevent teachers from talking about gender and sexuality in early primary school.
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