Donald Trump releases remarkably tactful statement after Dallas
Donald Trump's response to the Dallas shooting didn't include any self-congratulatory statements, the word "tremendous," or even an exclamation point. Instead, the presumptive GOP nominee released a statement on the shooting Thursday night in Dallas that killed five police officers that's so tactful it might make you do a double take:
Trump statement on Dallas pic.twitter.com/Jze14BFBML
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 8, 2016
Even his tweets were thoughtful, encouraging unity and expressing sympathy:
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
Last night's horrific execution-style shootings of 12 Dallas law enforcement officers...https://t.co/mwzYU98yTt
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2016
Compare that to his remarks just last month after the Orlando shooting, in which he reminded everyone that he "said this was going to happen" and then doubled down on his call for a temporary ban on Muslim migration to the U.S. Either Trump has finally turned a corner — or he's hired a really good PR person.