NEW: Former Pres. Barack Obama on this weekend's mass shootings: 'We are not helpless here. And until all of us stand up and insist on holding public officials accountable for changing our gun laws, these tragedies will keep happening.”
Making his first formal remarks after the weekend mass shootings, President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was"overcome with shock, horror and sorrow" and that the nation must condemn"racism and white supremacy."
“The shooter in El Paso posted a manifesto online consumed by racist hate," the president said."In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy." Trump said the country needs to put partisanship aside, saying it is"not up to mentally ill monsters, it is up to us." Television networks carried the president's remarks live but it was not a formal speech to the nation. Trump spoke before pool reporters and cameras from the Diplomatic Room of the White House, not the Oval Office. Vice President Mike Pence stood at his side.
In tweets earlier Monday morning, the president said,"We cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain." The Media has a big responsibility to life and safety in our Country. Fake News has contributed greatly to the anger and rage that has built up over many years. News coverage has got to start being fair, balanced and unbiased, or these terrible problems will only get worse!
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