Posted on 10/02/2017 11:58:53 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
My fellow Americans, we are joined together today in sadness, shock, and grief. Last night, a gunman opened fire on a large crowd at a country music concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. He brutally murdered more than 50 people, and wounded hundreds more. It was an act of pure evil.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are working closely with local authorities to assist with the investigation, and they will provide updates as to the investigation and how it develops.
I want to thank the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and all of the first responders for their courageous efforts, and for helping to save the lives of so many. The speed with which they acted is miraculous, and prevented further loss of life. To have found the shooter so quickly after the first shots were fired is something for which we will always be thankful and grateful. It shows what true professionalism is all about.
Hundreds of our fellow citizens are now mourning the sudden loss of a loved one -- a parent, a child, a brother or sister. We cannot fathom their pain. We cannot imagine their loss. To the families of the victims: We are praying for you and we are here for you, and we ask God to help see you through this very dark period.
Scripture teaches us, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” We seek comfort in those words, for we know that God lives in the hearts of those who grieve. To the wounded who are now recovering in hospitals, we are praying for your full and speedy recovery, and pledge to you our support from this day forward.
In memory of the fallen, I have directed that our great flag be flown at half-staff.
I will be visiting Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with law enforcement, first responders, and the families of the victims.
In moments of tragedy and horror, America comes together as one -- and it always has. We call upon the bonds that unite us -- our faith, our family, and our shared values. We call upon the bonds of citizenship, the ties of community, and the comfort of our common humanity.
Our unity cannot be shattered by evil. Our bonds cannot be broken by violence. And though we feel such great anger at the senseless murder of our fellow citizens, it is our love that defines us today -- and always will, forever.
In times such as these, I know we are searching for some kind of meaning in the chaos, some kind of light in the darkness. The answers do not come easy. But we can take solace knowing that even the darkest space can be brightened by a single light, and even the most terrible despair can be illuminated by a single ray of hope.
Melania and I are praying for every American who has been hurt, wounded, or lost the ones they love so dearly in this terrible, terrible attack. We pray for the entire nation to find unity and peace. And we pray for the day when evil is banished, and the innocent are safe from hatred and from fear.
May God bless the souls of the lives that are lost. May God give us the grace of healing. And may God provide the grieving families with strength to carry on.
Thank you. God bless America. Thank you.
And the democrat vulture gravedancers will condemn him for this speech because he didn’t call for gun control in 3.....2.....
Well said by President Trump.
To this point: “In memory of the fallen, I have directed that our great flag be flown at half-staff.”
Yeah, kneel during the anthem this week, you NFL jerkwads.
What can you say after an event like this?
You’re addressing 330 million people. The right words scatter like roaches when the lights come on.
That being said, I thought President Trump’s words were the right ones. They touched on the appropriate things, and addressed the proper take-aways from all this.
He was reassuring, and expressed the nation’s collective sorrow for what took place (ignoring Leftists already exhibiting the types of mind-sets that make this type of an even more likely, while trashing Trump in some manner for making events like this more likely)
Sometimes being president is not easy task.
Trump has North Korea, Iran, Puerto Rico, tax legislation, the Leftists with their media attacking him, and a planned Asain trip within weeks. That’s all.
I have to take out the trash and pay a few bills.
We’ve got a president that is up to it all.
Maybe they will kneel half way
“vulture gravedancers “......so very descriptive and evocative!!!
Thank you President Trump and Melania for your tender thoughts.
It's past time for the "Republicans" in DC stop enabling those who seek to destroy the nation. President Trump is our "Hail Mary pass", our only chance to save the nation.
Yeah, kneel during the anthem this week, you NFL jerkwads.
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We’ll read what happens tonight with Monday night football.
....or they’ll boycott a moment of silence
Mark
That statement shows that DJT has a mindset of a regular person, and understands that more than others who have come before he did for the last 90 years (Coolidge was the last one like that) Reagan was close
Mr. President.......I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!
AMEN Grania, AMEN!!!!!!!
And Obama played golf and took selfies. And McConnell and company says things take time. This man has no patience with laziness.
Sure doesn’t...
Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Elizabeth Warren, and numerous communist editorial page typists and waving the bloody shirt and dancing on the victims’ graves, and demanding political responses to a non political event.
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