SERIOUSLY!? Watch Obama describe what remains unclear about the Orlando attack

Doug P. | 12:59 PM on June 13, 2016

https://twitter.com/francesmartel/status/742381961184956419

President Obama spoke to reporters today about the attack in Orlando early Sunday morning. During his remarks, Obama said the terrorist was influenced by extremist rhetoric but also enabled by U.S. gun laws. Obama seemed to focus mostly on the latter:

Pres Obama says no clear evidence Orlando gunman was directed by foreign groups, though he pledged allegiance to ISIL.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 13, 2016

Pres Obama says the mass shootings "could have happened anywhere." Looks like example of homegrown terrorism. pic.twitter.com/che3epQN7j

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 13, 2016

Based on preliminary investigation, Pres says there's "no direct evidence" the gunman was part of larger plot.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 13, 2016

In response to question, Pres called it "crazy" that law enforcement not alerted when someone under suspicion buys firearms.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 13, 2016

Pres said it appears Orlando gunman was able to obtain weapons legally because he did not have a criminal record. pic.twitter.com/qIEmaHldbv

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 13, 2016

Pres says Americans must think about the risks of "being so lax on how we make very powerful firearms available in this country."

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 13, 2016

Obama, while acknowledging that Mateen was inspired by ISIS, was still unclear about something:

“We don’t yet know the motivations” says Obama about Orlando terror attack

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) June 13, 2016

Pres says gunman's motivations not known, but cited the "vicious, bankrupt ideology & attitudes" of ISIS & al-Qaida toward gays & lesbians

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 13, 2016