Beto O'Rourke said the shooting in El Paso was a "consequence" of Trump

Former Beto representative O 'Rourke said on Sunday that the mass shootings in his hometown of El Paso were a "consequence and cost" for President Donald Trump.

"It was only then that I really understood how critical this moment was and what the real consequences and costs of Donald Trump were," O'Rourke said. on "Meet the Press" on NBC.

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"There is a concerted and organized attack on immigrants, people of color, those who do not look like, do not pray or do not like the majority of this country," OW Rourke added. reference to recent raids conducted as part of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Mississippi that trapped nearly 700 undocumented migrant workers. "And this moment will define us one way or another. And if we do not realize it, I am convinced that we will lose America, our country, in our sleep. And we can not allow that to happen.

Although the suspect in the El Paso shootings said he was not influenced by Trump, his writings reflect the president's claim to an "invasion" of the United States.

Mr. O. Rourke echoed the call of many Democrats for the prohibition of assault weapons, including the semi-automatic version of an AK-47 used during the shooting in El Paso. O'Rourke referred to it as a "weapon of war … that no American should possess, unless he is on a battlefield, engaged with the enemy".