Last night, Donald Trump’s advisers told him he should speak to the nation on the horrible school shooting in Florida. He declined. This morning, he changed his mind and delivered a 6-minute address that talked about school safety, mental health, and faith, but did not once mention guns. Here’s part of what he said:
“We are committed to working with state and local leaders to help secure our schools and tackle the difficult issue of mental health. Later this month I will be meeting with the nation’s governors and attorneys general where making our schools and our children safer will be our top priority. It is not enough to simply take actions that make us feel like we are making a difference, we must actually make that difference. In times of tragedy, the bonds that sustain us are those of family, faith, community, and country. These bonds are stronger than the forces of hatred and evil and these bonds grow even stronger in the hours of our greatest need.”