Donald Trump Blamed the Florida School Shooting on Mental Illness. Here's What He's Done on the Issue

Feb 16, 2018, 01:10 PM

President Donald Trump appeared to blame the Florida school shooting Wednesday on mental illness and promised to take action, although he did not give specifics.

In remarks from the White House, Trump said that he was "committed to working with state and local leaders to help secure our schools, and tackle the difficult issue of mental health." Earlier in the day, he posted to Twitter calling alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz "mentally disturbed."

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