Not long after a gunman in Canada shot and killed six people and wounded a dozen others praying at a Quebec City mosque Sunday night, the finger-pointing began, identifying the shooter as a Muslim extremist.
Several conservative news outlets were quick to point out the 27-year-old suspect was a Muslim from Morocco, with Fox News not only tweeting that fact, but also reporting “witnesses said at least one gunman shouted ‘Allahu akbar!'”
White House press secretary Sean Spicer in a press briefing Monday afternoon cited the massacre as validation of President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban of immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries. “It’s a terrible reminder of why we must remain vigilant and why the president is taking steps to be proactive rather than reactive when it comes to our nation’s safety and security,” Spicer said.
