On August 5, in a speech, he said, "hate has no place in America. Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart, and devours the soul."
By Wednesday, August 7, he was quoting conservative news outlet One America News on Twitter, which said Dayton's shooter supported politicians like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
According to Cincinnati.com, a Twitter account that appears to be linked to the Dayton shooter did express leftist viewpoints, but there is no evidence that the shooter's political ideology included militancy or violence.