Trump Offers US Support In Wake Of New Zealand Massacre: ‘Warmest Sympathy’

on June 5, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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President Donald Trump on Friday morning reacted to reports that at least 49 people were killed in a massacre at a mosque in New Zealand by offering the U.S.’s support and expressing “warmest sympathy” to the country.

At least 49 people were killed in a shooting at a mosque in New Zealand on Friday.

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  1. “Warmest sympathy and best wishes.”

    And no mention of terrorism or white supremacist terror.

    Fat Nixon is an inhuman psychopath.

  2. Guess the idiot’s tweet minder had the morning off.

  3. Avatar for tao tao says:

    “Warmest sympathy and best wishes.”
    And no mention of terrorism or white supremacist terror.

    His warmest sympathy & best wishes are for those white supremacist terrorists.

  4. Even a cursory denouncement of hate would have been a good thing to see, especially in light of reports that one of the shooters expressed admiration for Trump in the document he wrote.

    But we have the president we have, not the one we wish we had.

  5. Trump’s “sympathy” is warm, but never deep.

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