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:

Even his tweets were thoughtful, encouraging unity and expressing sympathy:

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.

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