President Donald Trump cancelled a scheduled speech at the Labor Department Wednesday following a shooting at a Republican congressional baseball team practice Wednesday morning, according to several reports. Five people were reportedly shot.
A White House press guidance email sent Tuesday night said the President was scheduled to speak at the Labor Department at 3:30 p.m. ET, followed by a signing ceremony for an executive order. His schedule was empty besides the Labor Department trip.
Various outlets, citing unnamed White House sources, reported the news:
Trump's event at Department of Labor canceled due to shooting in Virginia, per White House.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 14, 2017
Pres Trump has cancelled his job skills and apprenticeship speech this afternoon set for the Labor Department.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 14, 2017
Trump has cancelled his event at the Labor Department today, per WH.
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 14, 2017
NEW — Pres Trump has cancelled his 3:30pm ET speech at the Labor Department – @ABC @alex_mallin
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) June 14, 2017
Earlier on Wednesday, Trump tweeted his condolences and released a White House statement:
Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2017
“The Vice President and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely,” he said, according to a pool report. “We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Police, first responders, and all others affected.”
Has the Mayor of London sent a Tweet yet?
Now he can hit the links
Hopefully it will be something like, “Trump, when are you going to get serious about terrorism in your country? Sad!”
In Republican dogma (as ghost written by the NRA) this is nothing more than a Constitutional Escalation of a Political Conversation. In the future envisioned by the Republican Party, acts like this will be the norm. This is the logical outcome of their policy vision.
Bosch in the age of Trump.