“This is a rough time,” Mr. Trump told the assembled police officers, some of whom had risked gunfire to direct the concertgoers toward safety. Mr. Trump has been uncharacteristically subdued about the Las Vegas shooting, one of the deadliest in American history. On Tuesday in Puerto Rico, Mr. Trump delivered huzzahs for the military, his cabinet and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Brian Sandoval of Nevada and other state and local officials, Mr. Trump recounted stories of individual heroism by police officers. After previous shootings, Mr. Trump zeroed in on the role of Muslims, or accused opponents like Hillary Clinton of advocating wide-open immigration policies.

Source: New York Times October 04, 2017 12:37 UTC