After assassination of police officers, Trump says the right thing

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

Last night, snipers killed five police officers and wounded seven others at an otherwise peaceful rally protesting recent police shootings. Not much is known about the attackers, but at a presser this morning, the Dallas police chief said one attacker had indicated during a standoff that “he said he was upset about the recent police shootings,” and that “the suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers.”

Today Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton canceled their events, but Trump issued a measured statement this morning expressing condolences for the victims, and adding these remarks:

We must restore law and order. We must restore the confidence of our people to be safe and secure in their homes and on the street.

The senseless, tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota reminds us how much more needs to be done….Our nation has become too divided. Too many Americans feel like they’ve lost hope. Crime is harming too many citizens. Racial tensions have gotten worse, not better. This isn’t the American Dream we all want for our children.

This is a time, perhaps more than ever, for strong leadership, love and compassion. We will pull through these tragedies.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/07/08/after-assassination-of-police-officers-trump-says-the-right-thing/

[underpants]

1. Okay he didn't write that. Nice message though.

[Skinner]

10. I was thinking the same thing.

Doesn't sound like Donald Trump at all

[Bernardo de La Paz]

58. I bet Gingrich wrote it. Very polished & politic. He's angling for Veep, so he'd offer prose. . nt

[forgotmylogin]

12. He must have hired a publicist.

Hope he reads that and takes it to heart though, re: racial dividing.

[yurbud]

47. yeah, not enough mention of himself.

[herding cats]

23. No, he didn't.

It's a good statement though.

At least he let someone more capable handle this one.

[sdfernando]

24. I concur

I read the first sentence and my immediate thought was no, he didn't write this, someone else did. Maybe Manafort but certainly not Don the Con

[Kelvin Mace]

30. Not an chance in Hell he wrote that

The question is, who drugged him and locked him in a closet while it was written?

[LeftRant]

50. My first thought as well. So obvious...

[bluedye33139]

52. Lacks the words "terrific," "great," and other of his verbal tics

[PatSeg]

53. Most definitely NOT Trump's words

It is really big news when Trump appears to say some coherent and rational though.

[treestar]

54. Bingo!

He knew he could not put his own reaction into the news.

[Control-Z]

57. You read my mind. n/t

[OKNancy]

2. Bet you a buck he didn't personally write that

[Pluvious]

40. For tRump to say the words:

"Our nation has become too divided."

Would require him to have a split personality disorder.

[forgotmylogin]

48. Or "motorist"

n/t

[OrwellwasRight]

60. agree

But you know none of them do, right? Even Obama doesn't write his own stuff. Not even the Pope.

[jberryhill]

3. Nice writing

Wait until he opens his mouth again...

[NWCorona]

15. This!

[BREMPRO]

4. this is too articulate,sensitive and thoughtful to be the words of Dumfut

i'm positive that it was written by a political consultant whose job is to make him seem "presidential".

[cynzke]

22. I Think It Is More....Cover Their Ass Moment.

We know Trump's racist rhetoric is ratcheting up racial tensions and violence. Now they see this is leading beyond what their intended purpose was. Trumps was trying to garner support for his election and did not intend for this to turn into a real race war with escalating violence. The last thing Trump wants is a violent confrontation on the streets of Cleveland between protesters, skinheads and the KKK. We have already seen wacko gun nuts and wacko pastors call for armed thugs to go to Cleveland and to deal with BLM protesters as vigilantes. Now this happens in Dallas. It is enough to incite more violence for those looking for revenge and planning to take it on the streets of Cleveland. If that happens, Trump knows he will be largely to blame. Yep, Trump's strategy is blowing up in his face and now he is trying to put the genie back in the bottle.

[brush]

5. Someone wrote a good release for him.

I'm betting they're holding their breath that he doesn't screw up with some smart ass, off the cuff remark when he gets back out on the stump.

[IronLionZion]

6. So he finally hired some sensible people on his campaign

to issue a rational communication like that. How long will the person who wrote this last until he fires them for being soft?

Dude built his campaign on division and racism and lost hope. He has no love or compassion in his icy cold heart.

[groundloop]

8. It won't last. He'll open his mouth again, and soon.

[forgotmylogin]

49. He's gonna need them to translate during the speeches.

Like with W when every soundbyte was followed by a "What the President actually meant was...."

[morningfog]

7. He won't stay leashed forever. His camp is trying, he will

destroy their efforts the first time he speaks without a TelePrompTer.

[geek tragedy]

9. good work by the staffer who wrote that without showing it to him nt

[George II]

11. Surprising reaction. Of course it's obvious that he didn't write it directly, but how many...

...politicians actually write their press release statements?

Too bad we all know that this isn't his exact sentiment.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

13. minor problem

"tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota"

The Louisiana killing was not a "motorists".

[leftofcool]

14. Said someone other than Trump

[jzodda]

16. Best statement from him yet

Regardless of whether he wrote it or not. Its taken a year to see something measured like that. I was surprised when I read it.

[Maru Kitteh]

34. Don't be surprised when he opens his mouth and blows it all apart.

Because he will. That's the problem really. He can hire someone to write sane things for him; but underneath you still have the same boiling cauldron of vomit and hate.

[LeftRant]

51. ^Truth

[Maru Kitteh]

55. And here it is! He's started. It'll only go downhill from here.

http://crooksandliars.com/2016/07/trump-blames-hillary

[bucolic_frolic]

17. That's the danger

that he pivots and the voters who were marginally paying attention
or who didn't want to believe what they had been hearing - start
seeing him in a new light.

His words mean nothing. They change to whatever suits his moment.

[christx30]

19. I hope you're wrong.

I hope it takes a lot more than some pretty speech to erase "Mexico is sending their rapists" and his many other "gifts" to the American political dialog.
But you're probably right.

[cstanleytech]

18. He almost had me for a minute until he said "Crime is harming too many citizens.".

I suspect his answer will be more prisons and longer mandatory sentences.

[onehandle]

20. Trump found a PR statement generator. BFD. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

21. And it's sad that some of the posters here

sound like they're buying this new drivel, almost like apologists

A leopard never changes its spots

Beware any lie that man says

[Sunlei]

25. thats the front page of it's website. WTF, does it mean to "restore law and order"?

[Maru Kitteh]

36. Take away right to protest (for minorities, teaparty OK) put the screws to PoC communities

and organizations. You know, make America Great Again for White People, just like his slogan says.

Please tell me I don't need the sarcasm tag. That would be just too depressing.

[Sunlei]

39. That approach has made everything worse already.

[Maru Kitteh]

46. Are you expecting Trump & the lizard brain brigade to process that logically?

I hold out no such hope, myself.

[riversedge]

26. agree with others--Trump

had someone else write this.

[TomCADem]

27. Wonder What He Says Live....

...I bet the RNC was trying to kill his Twitter feed to make sure he did not go Joe Walsh.

[RandySF]

28. His new staff in action.

[Thinkingabout]

29. Good message to send to congress, doubt Trump wrote it but

As others predicted next rally he will be back to his standard rants and pushing more violence.

[Orsino]

31. Even Trump himself may be moved by those fine words, if he ever reads them. n/t

[Maru Kitteh]

38. Entertaining a hope like that borders on irrisponsibility. He's shown what he is quite clearly.

And it has nothing to do with what was written by whoever wrote that.

[JoePhilly]

32. Looks like they've kidnapped Trump and have him ...

... tied up and gagged in a basement somewhere.

[yallerdawg]

33. "Two motorists?"

What semblance to reality does that description approach?

[rurallib]

35. As I was reading it I was thinking that most on this site won't buy that Trump wrote it

so I join in the chorus. They must have tied Trump's hands and threw away his phone.

[Android3.14]

37. Mr. Ed?

[JHB]

41. We'll see how closely it matches what he says...

...between now and next Friday.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

42. Accept at face value just like we accept Joe Walsh's tweet at face value -- till tRump says more. nt

[Loki]

43. He is emotionally and psychologically incapable of writing that statement.

N/t

[safeinOhio]

44. Can't win

Stay with this new line and his hard core base is gone. Moves away from that statement and the $ people are gone.

[oberliner]

45. No he doesn't

He didn't make that statement and doesn't believe the sentiments.

[MFM008]

56. Thanks son in law

Rump didn't write it.
Didn't feel it
Doesn't care
Is trying to figure out how to make money off it.
Didn't release any such statement after
The killings of any person of color.
Remains a black hole in the universe.
Psychopaths don't have feelings.

[Skittles]

59. so now he has someone writing for him

that's gotta hurt an extreme narcissist