US President Donald Trump has wrapped up his visits to cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wounded.
He was greeted by protesters in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
The president and first lady Melania Trump flew to El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon after visiting the hospital in Dayton where many of the victims of Sunday’s attack in that city were treated.
At least 200 protesters gathered outside Dayton’s Miami Valley Hospital, blaming Mr Trump’s incendiary rhetoric for inflaming political and racial tensions in the country and demanding action on gun control.
In El Paso, his motorcade passed protesters holding “Racist Go Home” signs.
Mr Abbott also made no mention of taking major gun-control measures in Texas, where three mass shootings since 2017 have killed more than 50 people.
The Republican said racism needs to be confronted and a crackdown initiated on internet sites used by violent extremists after the weekend attack that left 22 people dead in the mostly Latino border city.
