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<p>On Sunday, even after the FBI hinted the presence of a link to radical Islam, the panel on ABC’s <em>This Week</em> blamed the terrorist attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on heated election rhetoric and guns in America. “<strong>I think we all ought to pause with what happened in Orlando today,</strong>” stated ABC’s Matt Dowd when asked if third party candidates could gain supporters, “<strong>And if we understand that all of the hateful thoughts become hateful words become hateful actions.</strong>”</p>

<p>Dowd continued, “<strong>And now, maybe in the course of this, after what happened, the temperatures will go down and we, sort of, get back to a place where we can understand the common good.</strong>”</p>

<p>Republican strategist Kellyanne Conway then argued that America is in need of strong leadership. “But strong leadership, Kelly, is not about fear mongering and exploiting racial anxieties, and bigotry,” snapped <em>The Nation</em> editor Katrina vanden Heuvel. </p>