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Trump visits Florida to console shooting victims | TheHill

posted onFebruary 17, 2018
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Article snippet: POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Wednesday’s school shooting and thank the medical staff who are caring for them. “It’s sad something like that could happen,” Trump said after meeting with victims and families at the hospital. After visiting Broward Health North medical center, the president and first lady FBI did not follow correct protocol following a previous tip on the suspected shooter. “Great job. Really great job," Trump told a special agent at a roundtable with local law enforcement following the hospital visit. "We had a lot of FBI guys down here quickly. So great job, thank you very much.” Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R), who was also present at the roundtable, has called on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign over the revelation that the bureau failed to act on a January tip regarding the 19-year-old suspect Nikolas Cruz. In addition to the first lady, the president was accompanied by chief of staff spoke out at length in an effort to comfort the nation's youth who may have been shaken by the “scene of terrible violence, hatred and evil” on Wednesday. “We are all joined together as one American family, and your suffering is our burden also,” Trump said from the Diplomatic Room of the White House.  “No child, no teacher should ever be in danger in an American school," Trump said. The president said during his remarks that he would focus on tackling "the difficult issue of mental health" but did not weigh in directly on the debate over gun control. He did not addre... Link to the full article to read more

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