Trump tweet angers survivors of Parkland school shooting

Washington, Feb. 19: “Have a damn heart.” This is how a student, one of the lucky survivors of the Parkland, Florida school massacre responded to President Donald Trump’s tweets, linking the incident to the FBI’s failure to avert the tragedy and the agency doggedly pursuing the alleged Russian links to his 2016 election campaign.

Mr Trump tweeted, “Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter. This is not acceptable. They are spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign - there is no collusion. Get back to the basics and make us all proud!”

Mr Trump’s tweet on Saturday on the shooting incident caused considerable outrage online, including among apparent survivors of the shooting, US media reports said.

“17 of my classmates are

gone. That’s 17 futures, 17 children, and 17 friends stolen. But you’re right, it always has to be about you. How silly of me to forget.”

A 19- year- old former student, Nikolas Cruz, who was previously expelled from the school, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder after killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

He was armed with an AR- 15 rifle, which he used

to carry out the rampage.

The massacre, among the deadliest school shootings in US history, has once again sparked a

debate about lax US gun laws and lawmakers’ continued inaction on gun control.