GOP lawmaker accuses 'left-wing politicians' of fueling DC shooting in baseless tirade

Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) blamed Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), whom he is running against for U.S. Senate, and other "left-wing politicians" after two members of the National Guard were shot in Washington, D.C., during a deployment to the city under orders from President Donald Trump.

"Look, this is something that happens whenever you have the left-wing politicians making comments like they are making," Carter told Fox News on Thursday. "I mean, when you have someone like [Rep.] Elissa Slotkin, who is encouraging the military to disobey the commander-in-chief, when you have someone like Jon Ossoff, who is saying that having the troops in Washington, D.C., is an embarrassment. When you have someone like [governor-elect of Virginia] Abigail Spanberger, who is saying let your rage fuel you."

"These are the type of things that lead to this kind of action," he insisted, "and our left-wing politicians need to understand that. This is a result of all of that, as well as them wanting to defund the police, wanting to attack our law enforcement. All of that needs to stop, and it needs to stop now."

Investigators have presented no evidence indicating that rhetoric from Slotkin, Ossoff, Spanberger or any other "left-wing politicians" led to Wednesday's shootings.