America is still reeling from the weekend's back-to-back mass shootings, Stephen Colbert said on Tuesday's Late Show. "And one of the disheartening aspects of any one of these tragedies — far too many — is how predictable every stage will be." One stage "of that tragic cycle is the president going to the community shattered by this violence — for instance, tomorrow the president's going to El Paso — but here's something different: They don't think he should come," he said. "It really speaks to your leadership when a town in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy thinks you would bring the mood down."
El Paso residents and lawmakers say Trump and his anti-Latino invectives are partly to blame for Saturday's shooting, especially since the shooter's manifesto echoed Trump's language. "And there another reason this visit is gonna be a little awkward," Colbert said: "Trump held a MAGA rally in El Paso back in February, and he still owes the city more than $470,000," plus $30,000 in late fees.
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