Parkland students who survived the mass shooting at their high school are shredding Donald Trump for using their tragedy to attack the FBI for the Russia investigation.
Trump tweeted:
Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter. This is not acceptable. They are spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign – there is no collusion. Get back to the basics and make us all proud!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2018
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Parkland students responded:
Oh my god. 17 OF MY CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS ARE GONE AND YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO MAKE THIS ABOUT RUSSIA???!! HAVE A DAMN HEART. You can keep all of your fake and meaningless “thoughts and prayersâ€. https://t.co/al9DWBM2AW
— Morgan Williams (@morganw_44) February 18, 2018
It’s very sad that thousands of voices won’t be heard bc this egocentric maniac is too caught up on himself instead of the change for the people. What’s not acceptable is you continuously trying to put the blame on someone else other than you. We want action not your words. https://t.co/GgSinporaI
— giuliana. #neveragain (@giu0807) February 18, 2018
…my friends were brutally murdered and you have the nerve to make this about Russia. I can not believe this https://t.co/JoEasIsu3V
— kyra (@longlivekcx) February 18, 2018
17 innocent people were brutally murdered at my school, a place where they should have felt safe. Their lives were gone in an instant. You are the President of the United States and you have the audacity to put this on Russia as an excuse. I guess I should expect that from you. https://t.co/phOg97PJoD
— taylor :))) (@tayloryon_) February 18, 2018
Trump has mobilized America’s students against him
By trying to use their tragedy for his own political purposes, Trump has mobilized students, not just in Parkland, but around the country against him. Trump is becoming Richard Nixon more by the second. The students will be doing more than talking. They are protesting and demanding action. It is important to remember that many of these high school juniors and seniors grew up with Obama as president. A competent and caring presidency is all that they have ever known. The students aren’t going to sit back and take what Trump is doing.
They are demanding action and change, and if Trump and won’t listen, they are going to fight to make it happen.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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