Shannon WattsVerified account

1) As political leaders trade blame about hateful rhetoric and violence, they should leave women out of it. This is about toxic masculinity.https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/875296127221944322 …

2) Women may trade barbs, but leaders threatening to harm others, or who are actually harming reporters, are men. White men, specifically.

3) For 5 years, I've received death threats and threats of sexual violence - along with my daughters. Because I support background checks.

4) This goes beyond politics. It's cultural. And the election outcome has turbocharged the behavior - turning hateful words into action.

5) It's shameful that political leaders - all male - used yesterday's tragedy to fuel rhetoric and point blame to win political points.

6) A man who threatened the lives of Presidents and has been so hateful toward women was recently invited to the White House. It matters.