Grinning Trump gives the thumbs up as he visits victims of Florida massacre in hospital but refuses to be drawn on whether country's gun laws need to change
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| The president and First Lady landed in Florida and visited the hospital where victims of the high school massacre were taken, and where some are still being treated. The president told reporters at Broward Health North Hospital that he met with victims: 'Yes I did, yes I did, I did indeed and it's very sad that something like this happened,' before continuing to praise hospital staff and first responders. The president refused to answer a reporter who followed up with 'Mr. President, do gun laws need to be changed?' |
'I think I am going to kill people': Disturbing Instagram messages from school shooter Nikolas Cruz reveal his love of violence and hatred for 'jews, immigrants, gays and 'n*****s'
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| Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old who allegedly confessed to killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday was reportedly in a private group chat on Instagram where he shared racist and violent messages. In some of the messages, the teen discussed his hatred of African Americans, Jews and gay people. In other messages, he bragged about buying a bullet proof vest and wanting to kill people. |
REVEALED: Russian bots flood Twitter with pro-gun messages after Florida school shooting 'to create division'
Hashtags, topics and URLs related to the Florida shooting overwhelmingly feature in the tweets pushed by these automated Twitter accounts.
Couple who owned gun store that sold AR-15 to school shooter Nikolas Cruz shutter their business for good and vow to support gun control legislation in wake of Valentine's Day massacre
The gun store owners who sold confessed Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz the semiautomatic refile he used to kill 17 people on Wednesday said their devastated the weapon came from them.
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Analysis
Neither House nor Senate leaders have shown any inclination to revisit any gun legislation despite polling that shows voters want tougher background checks.