Obama calls Orlando shooting an 'act of terror,' other politicians react [View all]
Source: CNN
President Barack Obama called the mass shooting at an LGBT Orlando nightclub Sunday an "act of terror" in remarks to the nation from the White House briefing room.
"We know enough to say this was an act of terror and an act of hate," he said. "The FBI is appropriately investigating this as an act of terror. We will go wherever the facts lead us ... What is clear is he was a person filled with hatred."
At least 50 people were killed and 53 more wounded in the what is now the deadliest mass shooting in American history.
Obama said while it could have been any one of our communities, "this is an especially heartbreaking day for our friends who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender."
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/politics/orlando-shooting-obama-political-reaction/
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