As America continues to grapple with yet another mass shooting, all eyes are on the White House and Capitol Hill to see if there will be any legislature changes around gun control. Considering what's happened in the past, the tragic shooting in Florida, which claimed 17 innocent lives, is unlikely to change anything.
But because there's so much attention on President Donald Trump at the moment, there is also a lot of criticism.
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The American leader recently changed his Twitter cover photo to be one of him standing next to wife Melania and some of the first responders who attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day.
While that might not sound like much to be unhappy about, it's Trump's smiling face and thumbs up that's drawn ire on social media.
One person on Reddit wrote: "I get that these photos are taken for a reason, it's important to document that these officers were recognised, regardless of who is president.
"It's his face in the picture, and the use of it in this context, that makes this fucking disgusting."
Another added: "The further those people are standing away from him, the less they are smiling. Also, his wife in this white dress, like it's a red carpet. Those people are so far removed from reality it's just sad."
Over on Twitter, people were similarly upset and called the picture tone deaf.
Following Wednesday's shooting, President Trump visited the Sheriff's office and a hospital which was treating some of the victims. He told cops at the Broward County Sheriff's Department headquarters: "What a great job you've done, and we appreciate it very much. Everybody is talking about it.
"I hope you are getting the credit for it because believe me, you deserve it. The job you have done is unparalleled."
Senator Marco Rubio, Florida Governor Rick Scott, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff John Kelly were also at the HQ.
During the visit to Broward Health North Hospital, two questions were asked before a third focused on whether gun laws should be changed, which was promptly ignored by the Commander and Chief.
He was already planning on heading to Florida to visit his Mar-a-Lago estate, according to CNN, but decided to visit the first responders and victims first because it might look bad if he first went to his huge resort.
No shit.
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Topics: America, Social Media, Twitter, Donald Trump, Community, Politics, US
