President Obama calls Orlando shooting an 'act of terror'

June 12, 2016 23:37

President Obama today described as as "an act of terror" the mass shooting in Orlando overnight, which left at least 50 people dead.

We stand with the people of Orlando who have endured a terrible attack on their city, Obama said at the White House. This could have been any one of our cities.

The president has used past statements to rail against Congress' inaction on his push for gun control legislation, which he has called one of the greatest disappointments of his presidency.

Just last Thursday at an LGBT pride event at the White House, Obama remarked on the incredible ... violence members of the LGBT community face around the world.

"Weve got work to do when LGBT people around the world still face incredible isolation and poverty and persecution and violence, and even death," Obama said. "We have work to make sure that every single child, no matter who they are or where they come from or what they look like or how they live, feels welcomed and valued and loved.

The shooting at the Pulse Orlando gay nightclub is the worst ever mass shooting on American soil, Sandy Hook previously held the highest death toll of any domestic shooting during Obamas presidency.

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