President Trump spoke to reporters Sunday for the first time since two deadly shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, left 29 people dead and dozens more injured.
“Hate has no place in our country,” Trump said to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, where the president was spending the weekend at his Bedminster Golf Club.
Trump said the shooters were “really very seriously mentally ill” and indicated the United States had a mental illness problem that needed to be addressed.
Trump said he had spoken with Attorney General William Barr, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Govs. Greg Abbott and Mike DeWine about the shootings. The president said he would make an additional statement on Monday at 10 a.m.
“On behalf of our first lady and myself, condolences to all,” Trump said. “We have to get it stopped. This has been going on for years in our country and we have to get it stopped.”
