First, my condolences to her family.
It is terrible of Trump to politicize this terrible crime. Of course, Republicans don’t want to talk about gun safety after mass shootings but it’s alright to talk about immigration after this tragedy.
President Trump blames Democratic immigration policies for death of Mollie Tibbetts https://t.co/LlYNHI23kq pic.twitter.com/nnTiXjZYVx
— CNN (@CNN) August 25, 2018
"She would not want this to be used as fuel against undocumented immigrants": Some of Mollie Tibbetts' family don't want her death politicized https://t.co/LuVddqqhkn pic.twitter.com/lZGjFO7rrN
— CNN (@CNN) August 24, 2018
Mollie Tibbetts was murdered because she told a man to leave her alone while she was jogging. But because he was an illegal immigrant you all wanna advocate for border control instead of against the root of the problem: violence towards women for saying no
— Jordyn Tieman (@jordyntieman) August 22, 2018
https://t.co/Q5GyJAmXPF Mollie Tibbetts murder isn’t about immigration, it’s about toxic masculinity. Facts are facts: Immigrants don’t commit more violent crime. But men sure do.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) August 24, 2018
Russian bot-and-troll networks continue to exploit race-related issues to distract from bad news for Trump, posting thousands of tweets about the death of Mollie Tibbets to draw attention away from Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort. https://t.co/YkILF3Wn42
— The Moscow Project (@moscow_project) August 24, 2018
The killer of Mollie Tibbetts killed one person, so Congress must immediately act on border wall.
Stephen Paddock killed 58 and wounded 851 in Las Vegas, but Congress must not act on guns.
— Denizcan Grimes (@MrFilmkritik) August 25, 2018
Blinded by xenophobic rage, the GOP and conservatives are calling for the creation of the very surveillance state they once feared. My piece in @nytimes https://t.co/VtShXyGyrY
— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) August 24, 2018
Members of TPUSA's University of Iowa chapter have resigned after Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk sought to "exploit" Mollie Tibbits' murder to push an anti-immigrant "political agenda" https://t.co/NTlyNUP8dz
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 24, 2018
Gingrich: Death of Mollie Tibbetts can help GOP win elections https://t.co/e54aGTO1j0 pic.twitter.com/4xBCNbjUYt
— The Hill (@thehill) August 24, 2018
Fox News’ fixation on Mollie Tibbetts’ murder is astonishingly hypocritical: https://t.co/TdkMMLR9G7 pic.twitter.com/6GM0iWDlrm
— Slate (@Slate) August 25, 2018
in article abt how Republicans are hitting Dems for Tibbetts murder, NYT quotes 7 Republicans, 0 Dems https://t.co/gSVngDAoKx
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) August 24, 2018
Fox News’ coverage of Mollie Tibbetts’ death spiked after it was linked to an undocumented immigrant https://t.co/5rxJ8Jku47 pic.twitter.com/D0bOACjEmt
— Media Matters (@mmfa) August 24, 2018
NEW by Sandi Tibbetts Murphy on those politicizing Mollie Tibbetts' death:
"[If] did not know her, you do not get to usurp Mollie & her legacy for your racist, false narrative. We hereby reclaim our Mollie."
"We must be willing to address the way we raise our boys & young men." pic.twitter.com/WV8Jqot0bM
— Kedron Bardwell (@KedronBardwell) August 25, 2018
When Trump refers to a young woman apparently murdered by an undocumented immigrant as “permanently separated from her family,” he is using her and her loved ones as pawns in his war on immigration — and mocking the parents and children he has heartlessly separated at the border.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 23, 2018
Iowa student's murder thrust into U.S. debate over immigration https://t.co/QXH9lKrCr9 pic.twitter.com/ym55zyTADX
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 23, 2018
The death of Kate Steinle set off an anti-immigrant wave during the 2016 campaign, and now the death of Mollie Tibbetts may do the same. https://t.co/le9jJaPiTD
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 22, 2018
"As far as I'm concerned, they're Iowans with better food." Mollie Tibbetts' father counters immigration outcry with praise for the kindness of Hispanics in Iowa during the hunt for his slain daughter. https://t.co/QU45B45smP
— AP Central U.S. (@APCentralRegion) August 27, 2018
A day after Donald Trump Jr. wrote a column blaming Democrats for Mollie Tibbetts's death, her father writes a rebuttal, "to call out the racists among us and ask people to aspire to higher American ideals." https://t.co/ujcLfyf4Ui
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 3, 2018
This is a beautifully told story about where our country was, not long ago, and where it is now. A crime, a closed window for mourning, and a town changed by a bitter national debate. Great from @kemettler https://t.co/9JDEL5ubDU
— Scott Wilson (@PostScottWilson) September 2, 2018
Sad! 