The discussion of violent video games being linked to real world violence has been in the spotlight for decades and now, once again, the notion has been brought up by President Donald Trump. After the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, politicians have pointed to video games as one of the leading causes of the attacks. However, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) disagrees with this idea, pointing to the popularity of video games across the world and noting only the United States suffered from over 250 mass shootings since the beginning of 2019.
In light of the horrific tragedies, Trump said:

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