A University of Nevada, Las Vegas history professor uncovered the motive behind last Sunday’s mass shooting, something not even the FBI has accomplished. UNLV’s Tess Winkelmann was caught on video last week by a student telling her class that according to her calculations, the mass murder initiated against 22,000 unsuspecting concertgoers 32 floors below could be tied directly to President Trump. He’s been blamed for just about everything, so why not this.
The video begins as Winkelmann is in mid sentence:
“…to punch people in the face. He’s equated white nationalism with anti-racism. He’s threatened nuclear violence against North Korea and other places. And words, especially from someone who is president, have consequences, right?
“When he got elected, I told my classes three semesters ago, some of us won’t be affected by this presidency, but others are going to die. Other people will die because of this. And we’ve seen this happen, right? I mean, I don’t know that these events would’ve inevitably happened, whether or not he got elected, but he has this kind of rhetorical powers every president has to encourage or discourage, right? So far, all he’s done is to encourage violence.”
And all Winkelmann did was sow division in her classroom. One student told The Las Vegas Review-Journal that their professor’s comments caused students to shout at each other in the classroom. The video made its way to the White House, where press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called Winkelmann out on having some of her own “rhetorical powers:”
“It is sad she is teaching students such divisive, inaccurate and irresponsible rhetoric. She should be ashamed of herself, and the university should look into it. What a terrible example to set for students.”
Winkelmann issued the standard apology, citing a “very difficult” week for Las Vegas and expressed how hard it has been for everyone “to openly convey their feelings.”
“I regret that my comments caused more pain during this difficult time,” Winkelmann added. “Emotions were running high and I wish I would have been more thoughtful in how I directed the conversation.”
It doesn’t appear that UNLV will discipline its employee at this point. The university said in a statement, “While we respect academic freedom in the classroom and the right to free speech, we believe the comments were insensitive, especially given the series of events this week and the healing process that has begun in the community.”
At least Winkelmann’s true feelings can serve as an example of the fallen state of higher education and its collective anti-conservative agenda.
H/T Fox News