{"id":15943,"date":"2025-09-12T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=15943"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:00:53","slug":"you-caused-this-ex-president-criticized-after-campus-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=15943","title":{"rendered":"You Caused This\u2019: Ex-President Criticized After Campus Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pb-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former President Barack Obama released a statement following the assassination of a prominent conservative figure, condemning the attack and offering prayers to the victim\u2019s family. While some praised his remarks, critics argued that his response felt \u201ctone deaf\u201d and failed to address what they see as years of divisive political rhetoric.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Conservative commentator Clay Travis accused Obama and other Democrats of demonizing Trump supporters by labeling them as extremists, claiming this type of language has fueled hostility and created an environment where such violence becomes more likely. Senator Elizabeth Warren pushed back, rejecting the idea that Democratic messaging played a role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy don\u2019t you start with the President?\u201d she said, shifting blame toward Donald Trump and his supporters for what she called the rise of violent political tensions in America. Meanwhile, investigators confirmed the shooting was a targeted attack. According to the FBI, the gunman is believed to have fired from a rooftop near the event, wearing dark clothing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>Authorities are asking the public to come forward with any tips that might lead to the shooter\u2019s capture, emphasizing that the investigation remains active. Former President Donald Trump weighed in on social media, blaming what he called \u201cradical Left\u201d rhetoric for fostering an atmosphere of hate and anger that he believes contributed to the tragedy. Law enforcement continues to search for the shooter, while public debate over political discourse and its impact on violence shows no signs of slowing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1843341\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Barack Obama released a statement following the assassination of a prominent conservative figure, condemning the attack and offering prayers to the victim\u2019s family. While some praised his remarks, critics argued that his response felt \u201ctone deaf\u201d and failed to address what they see as years of divisive political rhetoric. Conservative commentator Clay Travis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/514263733_122227616504040470_1788028842625533567_n.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15945,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15943\/revisions\/15945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}