Clinton Calls for National Unity in First Speech Since Orlando Attack
Hillary Clinton called for unity, outreach to Muslims and the passage of gun-control measures in the wake of Sunday’s terror attack in Orlando, while also rebuking presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.
Speaking calmly and enunciating deliberately, Clinton opened her first public appearance since the shootings at a gay nightclub in Orlando with remarks intended to show how she would handle a terror attack as president. The killing of 49 Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando marks the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The shooter reportedly pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State during the attack.
“This is a moment when all Americans need to stand together. No matter how many times we endure attacks like this, the horror never fades,” she said, in a speech at a Cleveland company that makes military helmets and other safety equipment. “Now we have to steel our resolve to respond.”
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