For Trump, Octobers two mass killings lead to very different responses
By Philip Bump at the Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/11/01/for-trump-octobers-two-mass-killings-lead-to-very-different-responses/?utm_term=.1128369d79b3
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Stephen Paddock, the shooter, used a device called a bump stock to increase the rapidity of his shots. In the days that followed the massacre, there was a push to curtail bump stocks that earned the support of even some members of Trump’s own party and — tepidly — the NRA.
But the White House wasn’t interested in talking about how to address the issue of mass shootings in the hours after the attack. During the White House news briefing the next day, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was explicit in postponing any discussion of addressing any underlying causes.
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Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump
My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the New York City terrorist attack. God and your country are with you!
6:57 PM - Oct 31, 2017
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Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump
I have just ordered Homeland Security to step up our already Extreme Vetting Program. Being politically correct is fine, but not for this!
9:26 PM - Oct 31, 2017
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Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump
The terrorist came into our country through what is called the "Diversity Visa Lottery Program," a Chuck Schumer beauty. I want merit based.
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