Social media trended over the weekend with the mass shootings in the United States.
The issue has shifted into a political argument quickly.
National Public Radio reported on a statement from #PresidentObama over the killings.
President Obama has issued a statement after two mass shootings this weekend, saying that Americans "should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments."https://t.co/aLKeR2wPW9
— NPR (@NPR) August 5, 2019
President Donald Trump weighed in on his Twitter Account
We must honor the sacred memory of those we have lost by acting as ONE PEOPLE. Open wounds cannot heal if we are divided. We must seek real, bipartisan solutions that will truly make America safer and better for all. pic.twitter.com/ADvMn9HZW7
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2019
The commentary on the issue on Twitter engaged on comments by Fox News commentator Sean Hannity.
Sean Hannity : I would rather impose Martial law than utter the words “White Supremacist” .. #SeanHannity pic.twitter.com/Nxkw3CMp30
— Oskaer (@Osman__13) August 6, 2019