Hillary, Trump react on America's worst mass shooting incident

June 12, 2016 21:27

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton today said she was "devastated" by America's worst mass shooting incident at a gay nightclub in Orlando while her Republican rival Donald Trump said it was an act of "possible terrorism."

Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, offered a tweet signed "-H" to indicate it was from her personally.

"Woke up to hear the devastating news from FL (Florida). As we wait for more information, my thoughts are with those affected by this horrific act," Clinton wrote.

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, referred to the shooting as "possible terrorism."

In a tweet, Trump said: "Really bad shooting in Orlando. Police investigating possible terrorism. Many people dead and wounded."

He was one of the first politicians to react amid reports that federal and state law enforcement officials were investigating the mass shooting as an act of terrorism.

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