A Texas Roman Catholic archbishop posted tweets critical of President Donald Trump, only to delete them later. CBS affiliate KENS-TV reports that San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller used his personal Twitter account late Monday to demand that Mr. Trump "stop racism, starting with yourself."

The prelate called the president poor and weak, accusing him of causing "too much damage already" and of destroying lives. He added: "Stop, stop, stop. Please, please, please."

The tweets came after a mass shooting in El Paso that killed 22 people. The suspected gunman adopted Mr. Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric in his social media postings.

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The postings were deleted by Tuesday morning. However, KENS-TV posted screen grabs of some of the tweets.

The tweets were deleted by Tuesday morning but KENS-TV posted screen grabs of the posts. KENS-TV

KENS-TV posted screen grabs of the posts. KENS-TV

Later, in English and Spanish, the archbishop tweeted that he regretted that his remarks "were not focused on the issues but on an individual."

KENS-TV published García-Siller's full statement Tuesday night, which said in part: