President Trump calls Las Vegas attack “an act of pure evil” [Mic Archives]
  • 4 years ago
President Donald Trump spoke Monday to address Sunday’s attack in Las Vegas — calling the incident “an act of pure evil.” Trump also called for unity, saying, “Our bonds cannot be broken by violence.” In recent months, particularly after the fatal attack at an alt-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Trump has made headlines for not labeling deadly attacks as domestic terrorism. With at least 58 killed Sunday, the shooting has surpassed the 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, where 49 people were killed. Then-President Barack Obama called the Pulse incident “an act of terror and an act of hate.”