Donald Trump was unusually lost for words asked about the shooting dead of 5 newspaper staff

Five people have been killed at the offices of a local newspaper in the US after a gunman opened fire in what police said was a ‘targeted attack’.

All of the dead worked for the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland and people have been highlighting on social media Donald Trump’s frequent attacks on the media.

Specifically, this on Monday night.

This was Trump on Monday night calling the free press "the enemy of the people". #CapitalGazetteShooting pic.twitter.com/Dhscs5SE0V

— Matt Rogers (@Politidope) June 29, 2018

Asked by reporters today to comment on the five deaths, the so-called president was unusually lost for words.

"Can you please talk to us about the dead reporters in Annapolis?"

“Do you have any words of condolence for the families, Mr. President?”

"Why are you walking away?"

Pres. Trump does not comment when asked about the deadly Maryland newsroom shooting.https://t.co/5ZcmEVQW9z pic.twitter.com/heIzI7S4Ck

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 28, 2018

Nope, didn’t catch anything, although he did tweet this later.

Prior to departing Wisconsin, I was briefed on the shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Thank you to all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2018

And here’s how people have been reacted online.

My mom just called (I knew she would) telling me to be careful at work.

I’m a news reporter, stationed in Arizona, not a war zone. Yet, we have to worry about getting shot on the job.

We are not the “enemy of the people.”#annapolisshooting #Annapolis

— Cameron Ridle (@CameronRidle) June 28, 2018

This fucking cowardly scumbag. https://t.co/PonJxy2ano

— John Rain (@MrKenShabby) June 29, 2018

FUCK OFF with your 'thoughts and prayers' you repulsive orange hypocrite.

This is on YOU. pic.twitter.com/yhiFdoirBM

— Marina O'Loughlin (@MarinaOLoughlin) June 28, 2018

I don’t want to hear the phrase “fake news” ever again.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 29, 2018

Office.
Church.
Concert.
Night club.
High school.
Movie theater.
Groceries store.
Elementary school.

It’s the guns, stupid.

It’s always been the guns. #Annapolis #AnnapolisShooting pic.twitter.com/4k9KBxytDV

— Millennial Politics (@MillenPolitics) June 28, 2018

And perhaps most extraordinarily of all …

They got the paper out. pic.twitter.com/sShF1iG3FS

— Kate Hedley (@kateloh) June 29, 2018