Trump sparks outrage over Orlando shooting tweet
Donald Trump drew widespread criticism after he tweeted about the Orlando shooting.
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president of the United States, is in hot water again after he tweeted about the Orlando shooting on Sunday morning.
In the infamous tweet he acknowledged "congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism."
His tweet has ignited a firestorm of criticism, with many people including Hollywood and media heavyweights denouncing the tweet.
Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don't want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2016
Twitter users lashed out at Trump without mincing any words. One of the users pointed out how Trump is trying to "score political points" through the massacre.
he's the scourge on 21st century politics. He intends to take us back 50years. #RegressNotProgress
— Jonno (@JpB_11) June 13, 2016
Several famous people also took to social media to express their disappointment. Actress Olivia Wilde expressed her disgust.
You are disgusting, @realDonaldTrump. Surely your supporters deserve more than your heartless idiocy. https://t.co/3fwOngA7D7
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) June 12, 2016
Trump is truly an awful person. https://t.co/vQp3CQ9Nmv
— John Legend (@johnlegend) June 12, 2016
Who around you, @realDonaldTrump, will explain to you that the deaths here are NOT ABOUT YOU? #SeekPsychiatricHelp https://t.co/4EsLcisA3j
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 12, 2016
Following his tweets, Trump commented on the shooting in several interviews he gave on Monday morning.
While on the ABC program Good Morning America, Trump said that people from Syria should be banned from entering America.
Even though he was reminded that the shooter was a US citizen who was not from Syria, he decided not to respond.
The same day, during a CNN interview he said: "we need much better intelligence gathering information," "people in the area, the people in the neighbourhood, they knew there's something off with him."
Trump continued in his interview proposing more surveillance on mosques and Muslim communities.
According to his latest tweets, he is disappointed by reaction to his comments as he felt there was a "total distortion of his words"
I am watching @FoxNews and how fairly they are treating me and my words, and @CNN, and the total distortion of my words and what I am saying
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2016
Trump will deliver a speech in New Hampshire on Monday to address "this terrorist attack, immigration, and national security."