There was just one problem: Trump’s resurfaced tweet was from January, after the attack on the Charlie Hebdo office.
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Trump spoke at a presidential rally in Texas on Saturday saying cities with tough gun laws have the highest problems with shootings and killings, referencing Chicago specifically.
Trump also held a moment of silence for the Paris victims, the AP reports.
Friday night’s Paris tragedy, the worst terrorist attack in the Western Hemisphere since 9/11, exposed the darkness of humanity and sent many in search of compassion However, the hurt did not stop Republicans from using this to spread their agenda.
“I’ll tell you what. Vulture”, French ambassador Gerard Araud wrote in a tweet, which was later deleted.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the Sunshine Summit conference at the Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, Fla., on Friday.
Trump also tweeted on Saturday morning referring to President Obama’s comments about ISIS, also known as ISIL, before the attacks.
Before the world has had a chance to start grieving for those who were viciously killed in the Paris shootings, Donald Trump has begun trying to profit politically from the tragedy.
It’s unclear where Trump got the 250,000 figure from. “I mean, think of it, 250,000 people, and we all have heart, and we all want people taken care of and all that, but the problems our country has to take in 250,000 people, a few of whom are going to have problems, big problems, is just insane”, he said.
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According to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), firearms are the cause of death for more than 33,000 people in the United States every year, a number that includes accidental discharge, murder and suicides.
