President Trump on Monday tweeted his condolences to those caught in a mass shooting at a country music concert in Las Vegas Sunday night.
“My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!” Trump tweeted Monday morning.
To the courageous first responders, thank you for your acts of bravery.
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) October 2, 2017
Trump called Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo on Monday morning, and the sheriff posted a photo of the two speaking by phone.
“What a great pleasure to speak with our President @realDonaldTrump. Thank you for your phone call, your support and your prayers. #LVMPD,” Lombardo tweeted.
What a great pleasure to speak with our President @realDonaldTrump. Thank you for your phone call, your support and your prayers. #LVMPD pic.twitter.com/VEVYwogm2J
— Joseph Lombardo (@Sheriff_LVMPD) October 2, 2017
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump has been briefed on the “horrific tragedy in Las Vegas.”
My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2017
“We are monitoring the situation closely and offer our full support to state and local officials. All of those affected are in our thoughts and prayers,” Sanders told NBC.
My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2017
“The president has been briefed on the horrific tragedy in Las Vegas,” Sanders said in a statement released Monday. “We are monitoring the situation closely and offer our full support to state and local officials. All of those affected are in our thoughts and prayers.”
JUST IN: Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirms President Trump has been briefed on the Las Vegas shooting pic.twitter.com/FmNiMMlsvJ
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) October 2, 2017
Other reports said chief of staff John Kelly had briefed Trump on the shooting.
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, expressed their condolences Monday morning.
“To victims, families & loved ones affected by this senseless violence in Las Vegas, Karen & I are praying for you & offering our love…The hearts & prayers of the American people are with you. You have our condolences and sympathies,” Pence tweeted in a series of messages. “To the courageous first responders, thank you for your acts of bravery.”
…The hearts & prayers of the American people are with you. You have our condolences and sympathies.
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) October 2, 2017
To victims, families & loved ones affected by this senseless violence in Las Vegas, Karen & I are praying for you & offering our love…
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) October 2, 2017
Lombardo said Monday that more than 50 people have died and more than 400 others were injured in the attack.
Law enforcement has identified 64-year-old Stephen Paddock as the suspected gunman who shot hundreds of people at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival around 10 p.m. local time Sunday.
The shooting is the largest deadly mass shooting to take place in modern U.S. history. Forty-nine people died and more than 50 others were injured in the 2016 attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
