12 hours later after the mass shooting in Las Vegas President Donald trump addressed the nation and urged citizens of the USA to unite in this terrible time for America. He offered to pray for those killed and wounded during the brutal execution.
«My fellow Americans, today we stand United in sadness, shock and grief,» said trump during an official address to the nation in connection with the tragedy, which killed at least 58 people, and another 515 were injured. The head of state called the mass shooting an «act of pure evil».
Suben a 58 muertos y 500+ heridos en la masacre de Las Vegas, a manos de Steven Paddock presumen de quien se quito la vida luego del ataque. pic.twitter.com/u17MSgLpbS
— Rafael Duran (@rafaelduran_) October 2, 2017
Turning to the nation from the diplomatic room in the White house, he stressed that, despite the feeling of immense anger at the unjust murder of their fellow citizens, love still unites all people today and will do always.
He drew attention to the fact that in the most terrible moments of the tragedy America is always United. Trump said: «We urge you to remember the connection between us, about our faith, our family and our shared values.» The President focused his speech on the invisible bonds between citizens, which should always be remembered.
My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2017
In the morning trump tweeted expressing his condolences to the victims, the victims and their families.
