House Republicans have been circulating a memo internally that instructs members of Congress to blame violence initiated by white supremacists, like the recent El Paso mass shooting, as something that is the fault of “the left,” according to TheTampa Bay Times.
A spokesperson for Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) said the memo was “provided by the House Republican Conference,” is currently chaired by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY). Bilirakis included talking points from the memo in a newsletter he emailed to constituents last week.
The memo provides Republican members a series of questions they are likely to face from constituents and gives them the language to respond.
View the complete August 18 article by Oliver Willis on the National Memo website here.