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David Nakamura @DavidNakamura
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Today was third time I’ve been traveling on AF1 with a president during a mass shooting that gained national media attention.
First was 2012 Aurora, Colo., movie theater massacre when Obama was campaigning in Florida. Obama cut campaigning short, addressed crowd somberly and flew to DC and convened meeting at WH. washingtonpost.com/politics/in-a-…
Second time was the 2nd Ft. Hood shooting in 2014 when Obama was raising money in Chicago. After private fundraiser, aides cleared the room, brought in lectern and flag and Obama made a statement to press pool, then continued on to another fundraiser washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/w…
I don’t want to compare Trump’s response today because the news broke closer to when we were leaving. But I used to think what a coincidence this happened twice with Obama—but now I think it speaks to just how frequently these shootings happen.
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