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Article snippet: MORE (D-Texas), who has repeatedly assailed the president in the wake of a mass shooting in El Paso. "Beto (phony name to indicate Hispanic heritage) O’Rourke, who is embarrassed by my last visit to the Great State of Texas, where I trounced him, and is now even more embarrassed by polling at 1% in the Democrat Primary, should respect the victims & law enforcement - & be quiet!" Trump tweeted. The president's remarks come shortly after O'Rourke, a 2020 presidential contender, announced he would be attending an event on Wednesday to pay tribute to the shooting victims and counter Trump's visit to the city. " The response was widely praised by liberals in the media, pointing to the growing frustration many on the left feel about how the press has been portraying Trump in the wake of the shooting. O'Rourke has dug in since then, going so far as to compare the Trump administration to the Third Reich. The president has come under fire since the weekend, which also saw a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday. Critics have drawn a link between Trump's rhetoric toward Latinos and the gunman in the El Paso shooting, who had apparently set out to kill Mexicans. Trump condemned white nationalism and racism in an address on Monday morning, but that has done little to quell the anger. On Wednesday he will visit both El Paso and Dayton, where he's likely to receive a chilly, if not outright hostile, reception. The tragic incidents have left an opening for O'Rour... Link to the full article to read more