'For crying out loud': Josh Earnest calls Garland shooting 'attempted terrorist act'

Let’s just say Josh Earnest and the White House know it when they see it:

#Breaking: The White House press secretary says Sunday's shooting in Garland, Texas, was an "attempted terrorist act" that was averted

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 5, 2015

Josh Earnest, at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, called Sunday's shooting in Texas an "attempted terrorist act" that was averted.

— Isabel C. Morales (@moralesisa) May 5, 2015

WH: FBI still looking for answers on 2 shooters at cartoon gathering; "an attempted terrorist attack was foiled"

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) May 5, 2015

“Attempted”? Really?

@CNNPolitics @amandacarpenter
Wow

— Stephe96 (@Stephe96) May 5, 2015

Wow is right.

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/595646762351726593

Ugh.

@thehill @instapundit "Attempted"? Oh, brother! It WAS a terrorist attack!

— Cranky (@CrankyWW) May 5, 2015

No, @PressSec. It was a terrorist attack that was stopped, not an attempt that was averted. https://t.co/jMLldSMx8Y

— Blaknsam (@Blaknsam) May 5, 2015

@CNNPolitics @NoahCRothman I doubt the guy they shot agrees with the "attempted" part.

— His Nibs (@MrJansTweets) May 5, 2015

That’s a pretty safe bet.

https://twitter.com/Lorettatheprole/status/595654473772638209

https://twitter.com/davidjacksmith/status/595647963613032448

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