On Sunday (April 26), CNN’s State of the Union was primarily focused on the shooting that took place outside of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, which led host Dana Bash to allege that Democratic lawmakers’ use of “hateful rhetoric” was responsible for the incident. The comments earned her severe backlash.
After leading off with the allegation, Bash asked her guest, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), “Do you think twice about that when something like this happens?” Raskin paused, then replied, “What rhetoric do you have in mind?” Bash responded, “Well, just talking about – That he’s terrible for this country and so on and so forth. I understand that’s your democratic right, but overall, do you have a responsibility?”
