UPDATE: CONFIRMED: GUNMAN WAS AN ANTI-TRUMP LEFTIST

Congressman Steve Scalise was shot this morning in a politically motivated “targeted attack” by a leftist who deliberately sought out Republicans.

The shooting took place during a practice for the GOP congressional baseball team in Alexandria, Virginia. The suspect was shot by Scalise’s security detail and is now in custody. Other reports say he was killed.

“He had a rifle that was clearly meant for the job of taking people out, multiple casualties, and he had several rounds and magazines that he kept unloading and reloading,” said Michigan Rep. Mike Bishop.

“Scalise, a member of the House Republican leadership as the majority whip, appeared to have been shot in the hip and it appeared two Capitol Hill police agents were shot, according to Rep. Mo Brooks,” reports CNN.

According to CNN analyst Rebecca Berg, the gunman had a conversation with Rep. Jeff Duncan before the shooting began in which he asked, “Are those Republicans or Democrats out there practicing?”

The man was wearing running clothes, asked Duncan: "Are those Republicans or Democrats out there practicing?" Per source familiar. — Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) June 14, 2017

According to RSC Chair Rep. Mark Walker, who was at the scene, the gunman, “Was there to kill as many Republican members as possible.”

Text from RSC Chair Rep. Mark Walker, who was at Congressional baseball game practice: pic.twitter.com/tgUBOEzKM6 — Philip Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) June 14, 2017

This strongly suggests that the shooting was a terrorist attack carried out by an anti-Trump leftist.

“I think we’re lucky that Scalise was there because this was his security detail, without them it would have been a massacre,” said Senator Rand Paul, who was at the scene when the shooting happened.

.@RandPaul: "I think we're lucky that Scalise was there because this was his security detail, without them it would have been a massacre." pic.twitter.com/7gbDFBgx2e — Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) June 14, 2017

We have been warning for months that the mainstream media’s hysterical anti-Trump narrative and the left’s insistence that Trump is illegitimate will radicalize demented social justice warriors and prompt them to lash out with violence.

It looks like that’s exactly what happened today. The blood is on their hands.

Majority whip Steve Scalise on a stretcher as he's evacuated after shooting in Alexandria. pic.twitter.com/VANlEDdGew — Craig Newman (@craignewman) June 14, 2017

The media, the left and Hollywood must stop legitimizing violence and return to the realm of civil discussion and proper tone.

I wonder where the shooter got the idea to violently attack GOP… Alexandria

Rep. Mike Bishop

Steve Scalise

Congressional Baseball Game pic.twitter.com/utKSwIHEsQ — Mr N (@Mr_Nielsen_5309) June 14, 2017

Did the Congressional baseball game shooter heed to AG Loretta Lynch's call for more 'marching, blood, death on streets'? Words matter. pic.twitter.com/aIbHPtmCRa — Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) June 14, 2017

“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Police, first responders, and all others affected,” said President Donald Trump in a statement.

CNN blamed the gun, not the actual gunman.

Speaking on Alexandria shooting, CNN uses language to frame the GUN as sentient. If it was a Trump supporter they'd use different language. pic.twitter.com/5EJCRQS8JO — /pol/ News Forever (@polNewsForever) June 14, 2017

Leftists responded by blaming guns, despite the only reason no one was killed being that the good guys had guns.

Others celebrated the attack because they claimed Congressman Scalise was racist.

Tariq Nasheed and his followers are celebrating Alexandria the start of a race war pic.twitter.com/ihWDuLI4xS — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 14, 2017

These people are truly sick.

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