During a press conference about the horrific shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida Gov. Rick Scott said it was clearly an act of terror. Here are his comments:
"This is clearly an act of terror" says Florida Governor Rick Scott https://t.co/rVSzoSakq0 https://t.co/owbBovgHdE
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 12, 2016
"That number of lives and to injure that many people is clearly an act of terror." – @FLGovScott on #Pulse shooting pic.twitter.com/QAUTBfLq5h
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 12, 2016
"This is clearly an act of terrorism" acc to @FLGovScott near Pulse Orlando; also says all Americans should be angry pic.twitter.com/Z0hflHBoP9
— Peter Doocy (@pdoocy) June 12, 2016
And here are a couple of tweets from Scott’s account.
My prayers are with the victims’ families & all those affected by the shooting in Orlando. We will devote every resource available to assist
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) June 12, 2016
This is an attack on our people. An attack on Orlando. An attack on Florida. An attack on America. An attack on all of us.
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) June 12, 2016
He also declared a state of emergency for Orange County, Florida.
Florida Governor Rick Scott issues state of emergency in Orange Country, following deadly mass shooting. pic.twitter.com/6XaDucRdr0
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) June 12, 2016
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