President Trump did not mention gun control during Las Vegas briefing, and Twitter noticed
On Monday morning, President Donald Trump offered his condolences to the victims of the mass shooting that killed at least 58 and injured more than 400 during the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas.
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During the White House briefing, he called the incident “an act of pure evil” and announced that he would be visiting the Nevada city to meet officials and families impacted by the tragedy.
While he sympathized with those affected and praised first responders for their quick service, he did not mention gun control.
And Twitter noticed, taking to the social media platform to critique his speech.
Words used 4+ times in Trump statement (excluding usuals). God=7; praying, evil=4. Guns, terror, policy, etc. = 0, obviously pic.twitter.com/O3f7q84eEf
— Philip N Cohen (@familyunequal) October 2, 2017
Did you notice @realDonaldTrump did NOT mention guns?https://t.co/zcCRJeS9su
— Shareblue Media (@Shareblue) October 2, 2017
By @owillis#LasVegasShooting
Dont talk #guncontrol. Better to offer Big Guns to all concert goers to fire in the air so someone can randomly hit back to shooter above.
— TalkSickTrump (@TalkSickTrump) October 2, 2017
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Obama after Newtown: We have to do something about guns
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) October 2, 2017
Trump after Las Vegas: *crickets*https://t.co/Qdkzr5W7ay
💔— Grantonius (@GrantHabbo) October 2, 2017Three words for President Trump... Gun control now
Total lack of substance in Trump's words: No mention of gun control or demand of the guilty community to examine their conduct.
— Hisham Rana, MD (@hrana) October 2, 2017
In the past, Trump has made his views on gun control known.
Back in April, he visited Atlanta to speak at the NRA convention.
Trump made it clear in a stump-style address that he wasn't wavering in his support for gun rights: "The eight-year assault on your Second Amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end."
Trump's address was reminiscent of his election rallies. He told NRA members he would not back away from defending the right to bear arms.
"You have a true friend and champion in the White House," he said.
»RELATED: What Donald Trump said during the NRA convention in Atlanta
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