Trump hosted the NRA at the White House on the anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre

[tenderfoot]

Not only did Donald Trump not tweet out messages of condolences for families who lost loved ones five years ago on Thursday at the Sand Hook gun massacre in Connecticut, and not only did White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on that day insist there’s simply nothing that can be done to battle American epidemic of gun violence, but Trump himself managed to insult the Sandy Hook families in another appalling way.

In a craven display of collective indifference, Trump hosted Wayne LaPierre, the controversial head of the NRA, at the White House on Thursday night, as families and friends of the elementary school gun massacre were remembering the victims of the horrific killing spree.

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Gun safety advocate Shannon Watts, who founded the group Moms Demand Action, noted on Twitter the contrast between how Trump and Obama deal with families of Sandy Hook, as well as the memories of the slain:

Link to tweet

https://shareblue.com/trump-hosted-the-nra-at-the-white-house-on-the-anniversary-of-sandy-hook-massacre/

[Pachamama]

1. Trump is a sick fuck....

Only a sick fuck would host the NRA on the anniversary of the deaths of all those children at Sandy Hook....

[iluvtennis]

16. Ditto. I was looking, yours are spot on. What evil asswipe

[struggle4progress]

2. "The kids should thank the NRA for the chance to die for our 2nd amendment freedoms"

[Ilsa]

3. I remember watching Obama cry as he addressed the nation.

I cried yesterday. And Trump threw a party for accessories to murder.

[Corvo Bianco]

4. I saw a POS wearing an NRA shirt today at Bed Bath & Beyond

I was scowling for thirty minutes

[guillaumeb]

5. There was no massacre.

Alex Jones told me that.

Now the Bowling Green Massacre, THAT was a massacre.

[LiberalLovinLug]

14. I'd bet donuts to dollars Trump believes this disgusting fake CT

[Fred Sanders]

6. The fake President meeting with real shills for gun manufacturers. Another reason to hate him.

Satan would be challenged to show less compassion to others than Trump.

[shenmue]

7. What a fucking asshole

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. That can't have been accidental.

It was a big ol' FUCK YOU to everyone who thinks some nutball who might feel like murdering a bunch of five-year-olds shouldn't have a gun.

[demmiblue]

9. So vile and disgusting. n/t

[Permanut]

10. Hitler would be proud.

[Duppers]

11. OMFG!

[bobbieinok]

12. They simply don't care, do they? AND are blatant about it

On this, I think T is totally oblivious. He probably doesn't know what 'Sandy Hook' means. Those around him who do doubtless thought it was just a really clever way to freak out everyone they hate.

This plus harm of tax changes plus stopping CHIP plus destroying ACA.....they are a totally evil, calloused gang.

I don't think we have a word that encompasses this evil indifference.

[mountain grammy]

13. Unimaginable and irredeemable.

[L. Coyote]

15. And they lined his pockets big time. $$$ is the name of that game.

[3catwoman3]

17. This is not just tone deafness.

This is an undisguised middle finger to anyone interested in responsible gun management/ownership.

[Initech]

21. It's also a middle finger to the families of the victims.

Ugh, could this administration get any worse?

[3catwoman3]

23. Unfortunately, it probably...

...can. I have stopped thinking that there is a bottom to this shit show.

[NastyRiffraff]

18. He's a monster

I don't mean to insult the GOOD monsters, but he's a monster.

[bdamomma]

19. Horrible

Cold and vile they are. And I hope their greed kills them all, let them choke on it.

[Initech]

20. Utterly deplorable.

[smirkymonkey]

22. He is such a vile, disgusting pig!

What kind of person does such a thing? I can't believe anyone could be so sick!