'It could have been worse': Trump downplays Texas mass shooting rampage in rambling rant on WH lawn

[Demovictory9]

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/it-could-have-been-worse-trump-downplays-texas-mass-shooting-rampage-in-rambling-rant-on-white-house-lawn/

President Donald Trump on Sunday sought to downplay the mass shooting that left at least seven dead near Odessa, Texas.

“First Responders, law enforcement, the police, the FBI, Governor Abbott, incredible the job they did,” Trump opined to reporters on the White House lawn. “It is tragic. But they did it an incredible job under the circumstances. Another very sick person, so I just want to thank you everybody involved.”

“As bad as it was, it could have been worse, but it was certainly bad, very very sad situation,” he added.

When pressed on gun legislation, Trump argued that improved background checks would not have stopped any of the recent mass shootings.

“We’re looking at a lot of different things,” he said, “We’re looking at a lot of different bills, ideas, concepts. It’s been going on for a long while.”

Trump continued: “Background checks, I will say that for the most part, sadly, if you look at the last four or five, going back even five or six or seven years, for the most part, as strong as you make your background checks, they would not have stopped any of it. So it’s a big problem. It’s a mental problem. It’s a big problem.”

[cilla4progress]

1. He is a

clear and present danger...

[0rganism]

4. he's "a mental problem... a big problem."

he's strong evidence that we've failed as a society, and possibly as a species. not every day that comes along, hell i was able to live for several decades without seeing it.

[cilla4progress]

5. A

greed!!

[struggle4progress]

2. "Everyone says they are glad I am OK"

[Maru Kitteh]

12. Please . . . please tell me . . .

that's not an actual quote. Please?

[struggle4progress]

13. I found it by using my ESP

YMMV

[virgogal]

3. The response seemed reasonable to me....the 1st responders

did well.

[cilla4progress]

6. There is NOTHING

reasonable about this monstrosity.

NOTHING!!!!!

[Vinca]

7. It doesn't get much worse than a 17 month old girl getting shot in the face.

[Grammy23]

8. His standard answer is always --

We’re looking at a lot of things. Never any specifics about a damn thing. Not even a hint at the types of things. Just looking at a lot of things. I guess that is as deep as he can think. What a moron.

[Leghorn21]

10. Not to quibble, Grammy, but he and his pack of losers are usually "looking STRONGLY" at things

Lots of things, the best things, strongly-things

MORON

[Leghorn21]

9. That's exactly what he said about Dayton and El Paso

Again expressing condolences to the victims’ families, Trump also congratulated law enforcement agencies in Texas and Ohio for their responses.

“As bad as it was, it could have been so much worse," Trump said. "We have to get it stopped. This has been going on for years."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/04/mass-shootings-trump-says-perhaps-more-needed-gun-control/1916965001/


“This ain’t nuthin, coulda been worse, hey why is Debra Messing mean to me”

[Totally Tunsie]

11. "It could have been worse."

Remind me to save these words to use as my condolence to Chump's family when the time comes (not soon enough!).