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Political Analysts React To Shooting At Congressional Baseball Practice

NPR

Published June 14, 2017 at 1:20 PM EDT

Members of the Republican Congressional softball team stand behind police tape in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, after a multiple shooting involving House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. during a congressional baseball practice. (Cliff Owen/AP)

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was shot Wednesday morning, along with several other people, at baseball practice for congressional Republicans.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson and Robin Young talk with political analysts Angela Rye (@Angela_Rye) and Paris Dennard (@PARISDENNARD) about the shooting, as well as Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony on Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee.