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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Jan 24, 2018, 12:47 PM Jan 2018

Trudeau offers condolences after Kentucky school shooting

Source: The Hill

BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 01/24/18 11:21 AM EST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered condolences after two students were killed in a shooting at a Kentucky high school.

Link to tweet

Two students were killed and multiple others were wounded in a shooting Tuesday morning at a Marshall County High School in western Kentucky, police said. A 15-year-old boy suspected in the shooting is in custody, officials said.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that President Trump had been briefed on the deadly shooting.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and families there and we offer our sincerest appreciation to the heroic Marshall County deputy who apprehended the shooter," Sanders told reporters.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/370476-trudeau-offers-condolences-after-kentucky-shooting

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Trudeau offers condolences after Kentucky school shooting (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

So the Canadian PM does the right thing... Dem4eva Jan 2018 #1

He cares more about America than Trump. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2018 #2

And not a word from our own "president." The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #3

Thank God we have proxy presidents to help us through these hard times. Baitball Blogger Jan 2018 #4

President Obama w/the brother and sisters of the children killed @ Sandy Hook school Botany Jan 2018 #5

Had not seen this one previously Bayard Jan 2018 #8

I miss that man so much Botany Jan 2018 #9

Here's a nice pic area51 Jan 2018 #18

She looks terrified. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #19

OMG! Bayard Jan 2018 #20

I do remember that! He just loves kids and they love him back! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2018 #21

I find it jarring that expressions of sympathy from U.S. officials Demit Jan 2018 #6

Deflection. Anything to deflect from Death by Gun. By a 15 year old. Again. Fred Sanders Jan 2018 #11

And refocus our attention. "Shame about your kid's death but look how fast the cops came!" Demit Jan 2018 #15

I agree 100% and have often thought the same thing. Ohiogal Jan 2018 #14

That's it, Canada. We're trading for him. Throwing in Alaska just to be a little more fair. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2018 #7

As a British Columbian, I might settle for getting our north coast back LiberalLovinLug Jan 2018 #12

Alaska? SoCalMusicLover Jan 2018 #16

Can anyone blame Ivanka for crushing on him? SunSeeker Jan 2018 #10

Lovely. Thank you. riversedge Jan 2018 #13

Condolences are much more effective than thoughts and prayers. LanternWaste Jan 2018 #17

Dem4eva

(41 posts)

1. So the Canadian PM does the right thing...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 12:52 PM

Jan 2018

and Orange Hitler has his Press Sec. offer condolences? He's such a worthless, gutless turd. I'm sure the most he can muster is a tweet about it. Even then, it's a total and complete cop out.....he's not a man, but a mouse.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

2. He cares more about America than Trump.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 12:53 PM

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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)

3. And not a word from our own "president."

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 12:55 PM

Jan 2018

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

4. Thank God we have proxy presidents to help us through these hard times.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 12:59 PM

Jan 2018

Botany

(70,516 posts)

5. President Obama w/the brother and sisters of the children killed @ Sandy Hook school

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 01:04 PM

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After this he went and held and cried w/the parents of the children that got gunned down.

Bayard

(22,100 posts)

8. Had not seen this one previously

Reply to Botany (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 01:35 PM

Jan 2018

I added to my file of great Obama photos. Love the little girl on the left clinging to his leg. And they're all white kids. Can you imagine tRump with a group of black or hispanic children like this?

Obama and Trudeau......caring, classy leaders.

Botany

(70,516 posts)

9. I miss that man so much

Reply to Bayard (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 01:44 PM

Jan 2018

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/12/14/photo-captures-the-exact-moment-obama-learned-of-the-sandy-hook-shooting/23307857/

area51

(11,911 posts)

18. Here's a nice pic

Reply to Bayard (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 08:13 PM

Jan 2018

of Trump with a black child. Speaks volumes.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

19. She looks terrified.

Reply to area51 (Reply #18)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 08:22 PM

Jan 2018

Poor little girl! She senses the truth about him. Ugh, what a pig!

Bayard

(22,100 posts)

20. OMG!

Reply to area51 (Reply #18)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:57 AM

Jan 2018

Somebody save her! She's scared to death. Probably afraid that creature on his head is going to attack.

Rhiannon12866

(205,508 posts)

21. I do remember that! He just loves kids and they love him back!

Reply to Botany (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 04:19 AM

Jan 2018

Thanks so much for the reminder.

Demit

(11,238 posts)

6. I find it jarring that expressions of sympathy from U.S. officials

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 01:06 PM

Jan 2018

now automatically include a mention of police or first responders. Note how graceful Trudeau's message is, one of condolence.

It would be like getting a sympathy card on the death of a loved one that ended with "but weren't the paramedics on the scene great?" or something. Just doesn't belong.