Earlier this morning, “Oval Office” was trending nationally as reporters anticipated some big announcement from President Obama on yesterday’s shootings in San Bernardino, Calif. For example, TIME magazine’s Zeke Miller commented on how infrequently this happens:
Obama rarely makes statements from the Oval Office (unless it’s a foreign leader meeting). This should be interesting.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) December 3, 2015
But what they got was a whole lot of nothing with the president offering no new information on the attack nor any potential policy ideas he’ll put forward:
Obama via pool: It's possible this is terrorist related "but we don't know." Could be workplace violence.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) December 3, 2015
Obama via pool on CA shooting: At this stage don't know why "terrible event occurred."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) December 3, 2015
Pres Obama says it's possible the shootings are terrorist-related "but we don't know." He says it could be workplace. Says FBI investigating
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 3, 2015
Pres Obama can offer no information on the motive for the San Bernardino shootings – just that the "terrible event occurred."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 3, 2015
Pres Obama assures American people that investigators will get to the bottom of yesterday's shootings.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 3, 2015
In the Oval Office, Obama says its possible CA attack is a terrorist attack "but we don't know” – adds that it could be workplace violence
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) December 3, 2015
Obama says we see the prevalence of mass shooting and Americans feel "as if there is nothing we can do about it.” – per pool
— Sam Stein (@samstein) December 3, 2015
President Obama says we need to make it harder for individuals to get access to weapons. pic.twitter.com/6I8ZzuK9xs
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 3, 2015
That’s it? The entire Democratic party is looking to President Obama for leadership and this is all he says?
And we should note that President Obama did offer his “deepest condolences” to all those affected:
President Obama offers deepest condolences to those affected by the killings. pic.twitter.com/VCKZK8Hpvv
— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) December 3, 2015
Let’s see if the libs who trashed Republicans yesterday for offering only prayers and condolences will have anything to say when it’s their guy that does it.
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