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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

San Antonio Archbishop Calls Out Trump, Demands Gun Control Following El Paso Shooting

Posted By Sarah Martinez on Tue, Aug 6, 2019 at 12:53 PM

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Add Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller to the list of critics unhappy with President Donald Trump's response to the recent mass shootings in the U.S.

Following the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, García-Siller took to Twitter to voice his frustration, asking the president to "stop damaging people."

Violence is escalating everywhere. The retoric and selfishness of many in power has led to destruction and pain. We rise with love , forgiveness and tenderness as we care the wounds of those innocent people affected by hatred, racism and discrimination. Enough, enough and enough
— Archbishop Gustavo (@ABishopGustavo) August 4, 2019

García-Siller was also vocal about the need for gun control.

Gun control is urgent. More lives wasted in vain. Families suffering. We are suffering. Basta!!!
— Archbishop Gustavo (@ABishopGustavo) August 4, 2019

Other tweets, which have since been deleted, were directly aimed at Trump. KENS 5 captured screenshots of the tweets.

"President stop hate and racism, starting with yourself," García-Siller tweeted. "Please stop racism. Please stop hatred. Please be people of good will. Please stop fake prayer. You have cause [sic] Too much damage already, you have destroyed people lives. Stop, stop, stop. Please, please, please."

Racism leads to death. Jesus’ words and actions to life. Choose!
— Archbishop Gustavo (@ABishopGustavo) August 5, 2019

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