President Donald Trump addressed the shooting at the Jacksonville Landing during a dinner event with evangelical leaders Monday night.
"Before going any further I want to extend our prayers and condolences to the victims of the tragic shooting in Jacksonville, Florida," he said.
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"That was a terrible thing indeed. How it happens nobody really knows, but they've done an incredible job down in Jacksonville, as they always do in Florida and throughout the country," Trump concluded.