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applegrove

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Thu Feb 2, 2017, 09:00 PM Feb 2017

Donald Trump often tweets about terror and violence, but said nothing about an attack on Muslims in

Donald Trump often tweets about terror and violence, but said nothing about an attack on Muslims in Quebec City

By Adam Taylorat the Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/02/donald-trump-often-tweets-about-terror-and-violence-but-he-ignored-an-attack-on-muslims-in-quebec-city/?utm_term=.6604f92df8e8

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Trump also appears to have never mentioned the 2015 Charleston church shooting on his Twitter account, and did not share a reaction when white supremacist Dylann Roof was found guilty of the murders of nine African American churchgoers in the attack.

The president has only been office for less than two weeks, and he may be finding that the transition period keeps him busier than he was last year. But since Sunday's attack, Trump has found time to tweet a number of times about an executive order that blocked access to the United States for Syrian refugees and a number of other Muslim-majority countries.

Meanwhile, members of Trump's camp have seemingly referred to the shooting in Quebec City as a justification for Trump's executive order. Spicer told reporters Monday that the attack was a "terrible reminder" of "why the president is taking steps to be proactive instead of reactive when it comes to our nation’s safety and security.” Donald Trump Jr., the president's son, was also found to have "liked" a tweet that suggested that if the Quebec City shooter was found to be a Muslim, it would give Trump's executive order "political capital."

The White House did not respond to a request for comment from The Washington Post.


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Donald Trump often tweets about terror and violence, but said nothing about an attack on Muslims in (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2017 OP
Of course not. Muslims don't matter to him. Cattledog Feb 2017 #1
He did not tweet both times the shooters were applegrove Feb 2017 #2
He speaks volumes with his silence. nt Nay Feb 2017 #3
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