The biggest news of the weekend was the largest mass shooting in US history, a hate crime committed against homosexuals in Florida.

While many people have stood in solidarity with those killed, others have used the news for their own propaganda – but none quite like Donald Trump.

First, we saw his awful tweet – you know, that humblebrag?

Then, during a speech which was supposed to be about Hilary Clinton, Donald spoke about national security. And you can imagine how that went down. Watch below:

It was seen as his chance to finally address topics he had previously spoken about, such as the ban on Muslims, but instead he opted for further instil that idea. Speaking to Reuters, Peter Feaver, a top National Security Council aide in the George W. Bush White House said:

It’s a missed opportunity to present a different image. He has doubled down on policies I oppose and that aren’t going to solve the problem.

Reuters continued:

Trump said in a speech Monday in New Hampshire he would suspend immigration from countries “where there is a proven history of terrorism” against the United States. He said radical Muslim immigrants were “trying to take over our children and convince them how wonderful ISIS (Islamic State) is.”

Although Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, U.S. officials have maintained that Omar Mateen’s motives were unclear and that he had no known direct links with the Syria-based group. Mateen, they said, was likely radicalized over the Internet.

Max Boot, an influential conservative at the Council on Foreign Relations, said the Orlando tragedy “could have provided an opening for Trump to rally Republicans against terrorism.” But instead, Boot said, Trump has been “partisan and petty.”

Boot criticized Trump for suggesting on Monday that President Barack Obama may sympathize with radicalized Muslims and for reviving the proposed Muslim ban. “His performance has been in character,” Boot said, “which is to say appalling.”

Washington Post has the full transcript HERE, and the writer, Chirs Cillizza, provides annotations for each section of Donald Trump’s speech. Read it.

[source: reuters&washingtonpost]