That was a dumb thing for the Mayor of San Francisco to say. I wouldn't expect anything better than that from Newsom, though. He has been as ineffective as it gets at reducing crime in his city.
However, Fox News needs to pick a lane on the subject of whether or not political rhetoric creating a toxic climate, is to blame when a high profile member of Congress is targeted for a violent attack by someone with a history of mental illness. To say that Fox News has been all over the road on the subject, in the last 6 years, would be an understatement.
Sean Hannity Blames ‘Dehumanizing’ Democrats for Congress Shooting
^^^ There is a video contained in this link of Sean Hannity using the platform of his show to blame Democrats and liberal celebrities for the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise in 2017.
This is what he said, verbatim ...
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When Democrats continue to dehumanize Republicans and paint them as monsters day in and day out, year in and year out, well the climate around the country, it becomes more than toxic, and the tragic results, of course, follow."
-- Sean Hannity, Fox News, June 14, 2017