Donald Trump offered “thoughts and prayers” to the victims and their families of Thursday night’s attack on police officers in Dallas. In Friday morning posts on both Twitter and Facebook, the presumptive Republican nominee for president said America must “restore law and order.”
Prayers and condolences to all of the families who are so thoroughly devastated by the horrors we are all watching take place in our country
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2016
Here’s an excerpt from Trump’s Facebook post:
We must restore law and order. We must restore the confidence of our people to be safe and secure in their homes and on the street. The senseless, tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota reminds us how much more needs to be done. This morning I offer my thoughts and prayers for all of the victims’ families, and we pray for our brave police officers and first responders who risk their lives to protect us every single day. Our nation has become too divided. Too many Americans feel like they’ve lost hope. Crime is harming too many citizens. Racial tensions have gotten worse, not better. This isn’t the American Dream we all want for our children.
Trump’s rival Hillary Clinton also tweeted about the attack, saying she “mourns” the victims.
