You won't believe how Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) referred to the #OrlandoShooting

Jacob B. | 2:27 PM on June 12, 2016

In a statement that was clearly trying to turn a tragedy into an argument for gun control, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, referred to the shooting in Orlando as a “public health crisis.” Check this out:

Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Orlando: "Senate’s inaction on commonsense gun violence prevention makes it complicit" pic.twitter.com/637tmStMbQ

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 12, 2016

Really, Sen. Blumenthal? Since when is radical Islamic terrorism a public health crisis?

"Public health crisis"? #MyGod https://t.co/i7sjDoD3ma

— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) June 12, 2016

Oh and don’t try to express sympathy for the victims because the good senator reiterated on Twitter that your “prayers and platitudes” are insufficient.

Prayers & platitudes are insufficient. The public is beseeching us to act on commonsense #GunViolencePrevention—we must heed that call.

— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) June 12, 2016

A classless reaction to a horrible event.

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