[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Schatz on Kirk suspect’s politics: ‘What f—ing difference does it make’
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/...ects-politics/

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Friday urged the public not to focus on the political alignment of the suspected Charlie Kirk shooter but to focus on mental well-being instead.

“What ********** difference does it make if this murderer was left or right. Pull yourself together, read a book, get some exercise, have a whiskey or walk the dog or make some pasta or go fishing or just do anything other than let this algo pickle your brain and ruin your soul,” Schatz posted on the social platform X.

He later quoted a post from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), who referred to social media as a “cancer.”

“I know this guy is a Republican and all but I swear you could win all the electoral votes with this message in 28,” Schatz wrote in a follow up post on X.

However, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) condemned divisive statements blaming either party for recent threats against elected officials.

“If the left is going to blame the right, and the right is going to blame the left, and we’re going to continue to say ‘It’s your fault,’ and we’re not collectively going to try to bring it down together, then this cycle is just going to continue to go on,” he told Fox News Digital.