Twitchy:
President Obama’s statement about the attack at a Navy & Marine Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., that left four U.S. Marines dead and a police officer wounded avoided some details while also referring to the attack in an odd way:
It’s a “heartbreaking” circumstance for those who have served our country, says Pres. Obama http://t.co/qLeSH2Do8o pic.twitter.com/H3lpX3kOU4
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 16, 2015
Obama says shootings were a “heartbreaking” circumstance for Marines who had served their country
— Michael Tackett (@tackettdc) July 16, 2015
Obama on #Chattanooga attack vs. Marines: no mention of “terror,” no mention of “Islam,” “a heartbreaking circumstance.” #WaronCircumstances
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) July 16, 2015
Michelle Malkin helped the president with his choice of words:
Lightning strikes are “heartbreaking circumstances.” Systemic assassinations of our troops is an act of war, fool==> https://t.co/qcDmu0ADuP
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) July 16, 2015
And then some: