US President Donald Trump brands the Las Vegas shooting an “act of pure evil.”
He says he will visit Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with law enforcement and families of the victims.
“He brutally murdered more than 50 people and wounded hundreds more. It was an act of pure evil,” he says of the gunman.
The US president also praises the first responders, saying “the speed with which they acted is miraculous and prevented further loss of life.”
The president extends condolences and implores Americans to come together in the wake of the deadly shooting.
“We cannot fathom their pain. We cannot imagine their loss,” he says of the families of the victims.
The US president says that while Americans might seek “meaning in the chaos,” the “answers do not come easy.”
“In moments of tragedy and horror, America comes together as one, and it always has.”
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