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'Jesus Christ, of course he's racist,' Beto O'Rourke vehemently says of Trump, tying him to weekend shootings

Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke has no questions about what led to this past weekend's mass shootings.

And in two Monday morning show appearances, he definitely didn't backtrack.

O'Rourke first appeared on ABC News' This Week, where White House correspondent Jon Karl asked if O'Rourke was saying Trump "bears responsibility for what we just saw in El Paso."

Are you suggesting that he bears responsibility for what we just saw in El Paso?".

Beto O'Rourke: "I am, because he does ... he doesn't just tolerate, he encourages the kind of open racism" https://t.co/jFiFc6RiVE pic.twitter.com/CCQYklIrAe — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 5, 2019.

O'Rourke got even more heated during his Morning Joe spot, comparing Trump's rhetoric surrounding Mexicans and Muslims to "the Third Reich" of "Nazi Germany."

He then described how fed up he was with questions of whether Trump is racist. »

59 shot, 7 fatally in Chicago weekend shootings

Authored by abc7chicago.com

EMBED >More News Videos Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson discusses shootings in Chicago as well as shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas.

As we watched in horror at the events in El Paso and Dayton, Chicago suffered its most violent weekend of 2019.

EMBED >More News Videos CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson spoke at a press conference where Chicago police announced a new database to keep track of Chicago gun offenders. »

Harry Maguire To Join Manchester United For Club-Record Fee

Authored by lcfc.com

- Terms agreed for the sale of Harry Maguire to Manchester United.

- Leicester City accept a Club-record fee for the defender.

The 26-year-old England international has spent the last two seasons at King Power Stadium but will now head to Old Trafford after Leicester City accepted a Club-record fee from Manchester United for his services. »

A man was plotting a mass shooting. His grandmother stopped him and saved lives

Authored by edition.cnn.com

(CNN) Less than a month before two deadly shootings took the lives of 29 people in one weekend, another mass shooting was stopped.

A Lubbock, Texas man, identified as William Patrick Williams, 19, was arrested by special agents of the FBI and ATF, the US Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Texas announced Friday.

He rented a hotel room where he was plotting to kill people before his grandmother persuaded him to visit a hospital after learning of his plan, the release said. »

Dow plunges 760 points in worst day of 2019 as trade war intensifies

Authored by cnbc.com

Stocks fell sharply Monday as a trade war between the world's largest economies intensified with China retaliating against President Donald Trump's latest move.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 767.27 points, or 2.9%, to close at 25,717.74 and dropped as much as 961.63 points at one point.

The S&P 500 is now more than 6% below its record hit only last month. »