by Itunuoluwa Adebo
On Monday, a lone gunman walked into North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino and shot his wife, Karen Elaine Smith, a teacher at the school, before turning the gun on himself. He also injured two students, one whom was in stable condition and one who died later on Monday afternoon.
This was a very tragic act of violence,that has gotten so much attention in news coverage and social media, which is why it’s so surprising that President Trump hasn’t issued a response to the shooting.
Could he be so busy that he hasn’t gotten wind of the news? Even though the shooting made major network news and given his prolific Twitter presence , one would think that he’d at least tweeted his condolences.
No one in the president’s family or inner circle has responded either. Not Ivanka, his sons, first lady Melania Trump, or even Vice President Mike Pence.
It was a busy at the White House, of course, as the Trump administration celebrated the swearing in of the newest Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Secretary of education Betsy DeVos,made a statement on her part, thanking the “first responders, teachers and school administrators” who protected the students during Monday’s shooting. She asked Americans to “keep the victims” impacted by today’s senseless violence in your prayers”.
Well, at least someone in the administration appears to know what happened.
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