President Donald Trump released a statement Wednesday about a shooting at a congressional baseball practice outside of Washington, D.C., saying he was “deeply saddened by this tragedy.”
Trump tweeted that Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), who was injured in the shooting, will “fully recover.”
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
Read the full statement:
The Vice President and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely. 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.
The only goddamned “deeply” Trump has ever been in his life is disturbed.
Now, you know Trump didn’t write this. It reads too smoothly.
Is ‘Tragedy’ the right word here ? To this “English as a Second Language”-person it doesn’t seem natural…‘Crime’ or ‘Attack’ appears more right…
I’m very sad that my repeal of the prohibition against mentally ill people owning guns had some real world effect.
On the other hand …
It’s all good . No one killed and it takes Sessions, Russians and all out of the spotlight … what a nice shiny object
tragedy: an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
“a tragedy that killed 95 people”
This is not a tragedy.