For the survivors of the 2015 gun massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Nikki Haley aren't just failing to credibly handle the issue of gun violence. They're rubbing salt in the wounds, according to a new article from The Washington Post.
The Republican presidential primary in South Carolina this upcoming Saturday has the congregation of the church—known as Mother Emanuel—in Charleston demanding better of Trump and Haley. The Rev. Eric S.C. Manning, senior pastor at Mother Emanuel, accused the two candidates of having a “lapse in memory” in their campaigning across the state this month. Manning said the two have refused to address the mass shooting by a self-proclaimed white supremacist. Nine people were killed and another person was injured during an evening Bible study. Instead of addressing the slaughter that rocked not just the Charleston community but also the nation, South Carolinians are hearing nonanswers from Haley and pro-gun bluster from Trump.
