We knew this was coming. Donald Trump decided not to play golf this weekend out of respect for the shooting victims in Parkland, Florida, less than 40 miles from his palatial retreat at Mar-a-Lago. So he’s been on a tweet rampage. The most newsworthy of the blasts was Trump somehow equating the Florida school shooting with the Russia investigation, saying the FBI has spent too much time on Russia and therefore missed the signals of the gunman. Perhaps he thinks the Bureau can only handle one investigation at a time?
Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter. This is not acceptable. They are spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign – there is no collusion. Get back to the basics and make us all proud!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2018
That led to this response from Ruben Gallego, a Democratic Congressman from Arizona.
You are such a psychopath that you have to make even the death of 17 children about you. America will regret the day you were ever born. https://t.co/5jyhVXRSRn
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) February 18, 2018
Keep in mind Trump is attacking the F.B.I. as funerals are being held in Parkland. Maybe someone should just let him go outside and play.
In the meantime check out how some students and teachers at the school are reacting to Trump’s tweet.
Oh my god. 17 OF MY CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS ARE GONE AND YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO MAKE THIS ABOUT RUSSIA???!! HAVE A DAMN HEART. You can keep all of your fake and meaningless “thoughts and prayers”. https://t.co/al9DWBM2AW
— Morgan Williams (@morganw_44) February 18, 2018
how many more of us have to die for you to actually start caring? https://t.co/EMoyJuauHR
— lyliah // MSDSTRONG (@lyliahmtaylor) February 18, 2018
…my friends were brutally murdered and you have the nerve to make this about Russia. I can not believe this https://t.co/JoEasIsu3V
— kyra (@longlivekcx) February 18, 2018
17 of my classmates are gone. That’s 17 futures, 17 children, and 17 friends stolen. But you’re right, it always has to be about you. How silly of me to forget. #neveragain https://t.co/i6Hldlo0Aq
— Aly Sheehy (@Aly_Sheehy) February 18, 2018
There IS collusion, you clown. Get your head out of your ass & do something about what happened AT MY SCHOOL. This is the REAL NEWS. You came to Florida & didn’t talk to me, my students or my coworkers. You had a photo op & played golf. YOU are a disgrace to MY country. https://t.co/INB9sN3A52
— Sarah Lerner, CJE (@mrs_lerner) February 18, 2018
