New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the incident was a 'terrorist act.'
Trump did not describe to the incident as an act of terrorism nor make any references to hatred or bigotry. New Zealand's prime minister and other world leaders did.
The president has often faced criticism for his approach to incidents of violence and tragedy, particularly when bigotry is involved.on Friday in a mass shooting world leaders are decrying as terrorism and a vicious act of"racist hatred."of the man who's claimed responsibility for the shooting, has not described the Christchurch mosque massacre in such terms.
— where the alleged shooter was a frequent poster — cautioned however that the manifesto contains many ironic and misleading signals designed to amplify and sew chaos in coverage of the massacre.,"My warmest sympathy and best wishes goes out to the people of New Zealand after the horrible massacre in the Mosques. 49 innocent people have so senselessly died, with so many more seriously injured. The U.S. stands by New Zealand for anything we can do.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from INSIDER as to why it has not referred to the shooting as terrorism.In tweets,,"What has happened in Christchurch is an extraordinary act of unprecedented violence. It has no place in New Zealand. Many of those affected will be members of our migrant communities - New Zealand is their home - they are us...The person who has committed this violent act has no place here.
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