From FoxNews:
President Trump on Monday slammed the “disgusting” law enforcement officers who failed to rush into the Florida high school earlier this month as a gunman slaughtered students and teachers inside, claiming he would have entered the school himself even without a firearm to stop the attacker.
“You don’t know until you test it,” Trump said during a meeting with governors. “But I really believe I’d run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon.”
He added: “I think most of the people in this room would have done that too because I know most of you.”
Speaking of the deputies who stayed outside, Trump said: “The way they performed was really a disgrace.”
Broward deputy Scot Peterson resigned after it was revealed he chose not to enter the school during the Valentine’s Day shooting. Local news outlets in Florida also reported that at least three Broward deputies, including Peterson, waited outside during the shooting.
“They weren’t exactly Medal of Honor winners,” Trump said Monday. “The way they performed was frankly disgusting.”
Meanwhile, a lawyer for the Florida deputy who resigned after it emerged he didn’t enter Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the mass shooting said Monday that Peterson is not “a coward” and acted appropriately.