White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Friday said personal attacks on President Trump and Republicans are partly to blame for the Wednesday shooting that wounded five victims, including a high-ranking GOP lawmaker.

"It's terrible, because again, it's one thing to say I disagree with you on healthcare repeal or on taxes or on your plan for national security," Conway said on "Fox & Friends." "But you can't attack people personally, in a way, and think that tragedies like this won't happen."

.@KellyannePolls: You can't attack people personally, rather than on policy, and think tragedies like the Virginia shooting won't happen pic.twitter.com/bKG56n6S1H — FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) June 16, 2017

"This man, the shooter the other day, didn't hate baseball. He hated Republicans," Conway said. "Look at Twitter, if I were shot and killed tomorrow half of Twitter would explode in applause and excitement, this is the world we live in now."

Conway's comments came two days after a gunman opened fire on a park in Alexandria, Va., where a group of GOP lawmakers were practicing for a charity baseball game. Among those injured was House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), who was rushed to the hospital and remains in critical condition.

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The shooter was identified as James Hodgkinson, an Illinois man who voiced strong opposition to Trump and congressional Republicans on social media. He was shot by police at the scene and later died of his wounds.

The attack sparked a conversation about a widening political divide in the U.S., and some Republicans placed the blame on critical media coverage of the Trump administration and anger by some on the left.

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