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Two days ago the Brown University campus was jolted by a horrific mass shooting that left students and families grieving — two students were killed and nine others wounded as a campus plunged into lockdown while law enforcement raced to secure the scene. Authorities have detained a person of interest and continue to piece together the motive as the community mourns and plans vigils for the victims.
Instead of solemn reflection, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy used the tragedy as a political cudgel, publicly accusing President Trump of running a “dizzying campaign to increase violence” and suggesting White House policies somehow invited bloodshed. Murphy’s off-the-cuff blame shifted the conversation from two dead students to partisan point-scoring, revealing a contemptible instinct among some on the left to weaponize pain for political gain.
Conservative voices — including Megyn Kelly and other commentators — rightly blasted that kind of reflexive politicization, calling Murphy’s posture unhinged and unacceptable in the face of real human suffering. Americans of every persuasion expect leaders to stand with victims and support public safety, not exploit funerals for soundbites and to advance a perpetual campaign against their opponents.
Let’s be blunt: the left’s script always runs the same way — headline, blame, demand for more federal control — while ignoring commonsense solutions that protect citizens and campuses. Tougher enforcement where laws are flouted, real investment in mental-health care, and practical campus security measures will save lives far more effectively than virtue-signaling press conferences and political theatrics.
The White House pushed back hard against Murphy’s accusations, calling them dishonest and pointing out that reckless rhetoric comes from both sides of the aisle at times — a fair reminder that blame is cheap and leadership is the hard work of governing. If Democrats are going to play the blame game, hardworking Americans will remember who stood up for victims and who turned every tragedy into a campaign commercial.
We should grieve for the students and families affected and demand answers from investigators, but we must also reject the cynical politicization of sorrow. Patriots want honest leadership: support for law enforcement, targeted mental-health funding, and common-sense campus safety — not opportunistic finger-pointing that deepens divisions while doing nothing to stop the next shooter.
