President Trump tweeted out support for the people of Texas a little past 5 a.m. in the morning, Tokyo time, as the nation wrestles with another mass casualty shooting.
‘May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas,’ Trump wrote. ‘The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene. I am monitoring the situation from Japan.’
He was joined by first lady Melania Trump who tweeted an hour later, ‘Our hearts are with #Texas,’ as a number of elected officials have chimed in.
President Trump tweeted about the mass casualty shooting in Texas around 5 a.m. Tokyo time, telling the American people he was monitoring the situation from abroad
President Trump sent out an early a.m. tweet on Monday asking that ‘God be with the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas’
Vice President Mike Pence sent prayers to the victims from he and his wife, Karen
Both of Texas’ senators – Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn – asked the American people for prayers.
‘Keeping all harmed in Sutherland Springs in our prayers and grateful for our brave first responders on the scene,’ wrote Cruz.
‘Truly heartbreaking news in #Sutherland Springs. Please say a prayer for First Baptist congregation, first responders & the community there,’ Cornyn said.
Maryland’s Gov. Larry Hogan called the shooting ‘pure evil.’
‘The First Lady & I are praying for the victims of this horrific shooting in #Texas. May God bless & lift up their families,’ Hogan tweeted.
Vice President Mike Pence also called the shooting evil.
‘Karen & I send prayers to victims & their families in TX.We grieve w/ you & stand w/ resolve against evil. Thank you to the first responders,’ he said.
Rep. Dina Titus, a Nevada Democrat who represents Las Vegas wrote, ‘As we continue to grieve in our own community, Las Vegas now mourns for the victims and families in #Sutherland Springs.’
It’s been one month and five days since gunman Stephen Paddock rained bullets over those attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas strip, killing 58 people and wounding 489 others.
Rep. Dina Titus, a Democrat who represents Las Vegas in Congress, said her community mourns for Sutherland Springs as well. Vegas had its own mass casualty shooting on October 1