Trump laments Texas shooting, calls on government 'to keep our children safe'

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published 18 May 2018

President Trump on Friday sorrowfully reacted to the news of a fatal shooting at a Santa Fe, Texas, high school. "This has been going on too long in our country," he said of the attack, in which at least eight people died, and which comes just three months after 17 people were killed at a school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Trump added that "everyone must work together at every level of government to keep our children safe," calling it a "very sad day."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.