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The slumbering all American hero inside Donald Trump (aka known as 'Draft Dodger' Trump) is prepared to castigate a serving police officer for being a 'coward' - without bothering to establish the facts or really know what he's talking about.
Why would anyone believe that such a terrible blowhard would run towards danger when all the evidence suggests otherwise?
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Florida school shooting: Officer Scot Peterson defends actions
Image copyright - SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY Image caption - Scot Peterson resigned after being suspended
The armed school officer branded a coward by President Donald Trump has defended his actions during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Scot Peterson was outside the school when a gunman killed 17 people, but did not go inside as shots rang out.
His attorney, Joseph DiRuzzo, said his client believed the gunfire was coming from outside the school.
He followed his training by taking cover and prompting a lockdown, the lawyer said.
Mr DiRuzzo said it was "patently untrue" that Mr Peterson was a coward on the day.
Mr Peterson, a veteran officer who had been assigned to guard the high school, resigned last week after his boss, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, suspended him without pay.
Sheriff Israel said that footage from the scene had left him "devastated" and "sick to my stomach".
The armed school officer branded a coward by President Donald Trump has defended his actions during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Scot Peterson was outside the school when a gunman killed 17 people, but did not go inside as shots rang out.
His attorney, Joseph DiRuzzo, said his client believed the gunfire was coming from outside the school.
He followed his training by taking cover and prompting a lockdown, the lawyer said.
Mr DiRuzzo said it was "patently untrue" that Mr Peterson was a coward on the day.
Mr Peterson, a veteran officer who had been assigned to guard the high school, resigned last week after his boss, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, suspended him without pay.
Sheriff Israel said that footage from the scene had left him "devastated" and "sick to my stomach".
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But Mr DiRuzzo accused the sheriff of "at best, gross oversimplification", saying he "jumped to a conclusion" about Mr Peterson's behaviour.
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But Mr DiRuzzo accused the sheriff of "at best, gross oversimplification", saying he "jumped to a conclusion" about Mr Peterson's behaviour.
'Trained to seek cover'
Mr Peterson said he had originally "received a call of firecrackers".
Only when he ran towards the sound, he said, did he realise it was gunshots.
Broward Sheriff's Office had trained him to seek cover and assess the situation in the event of outdoor gunfire, his lawyer said. Mr Peterson did so, and then told the sheriff's office he had heard shots, prompting a "Code Red" lockdown of the school campus.
Mr Peterson said he had originally "received a call of firecrackers".
Only when he ran towards the sound, he said, did he realise it was gunshots.
Broward Sheriff's Office had trained him to seek cover and assess the situation in the event of outdoor gunfire, his lawyer said. Mr Peterson did so, and then told the sheriff's office he had heard shots, prompting a "Code Red" lockdown of the school campus.
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When police arrived, he told them he thought the gunman was outside - a belief backed up by "radio transmissions [which] indicated that there was a gunshot victim in the area of the football field," Mr Peterson said, according to his lawyer.
His attorney said in a statement: "Let there be no mistake, Mr Peterson wishes that he could have prevented the untimely passing of the 17 victims on that day, and his heart goes out to the families of the victims in their time of need.
"However, the allegations that Mr Peterson was a coward and that his performance, under the circumstances, failed to meet the standards of police officers are patently untrue."
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When police arrived, he told them he thought the gunman was outside - a belief backed up by "radio transmissions [which] indicated that there was a gunshot victim in the area of the football field," Mr Peterson said, according to his lawyer.
His attorney said in a statement: "Let there be no mistake, Mr Peterson wishes that he could have prevented the untimely passing of the 17 victims on that day, and his heart goes out to the families of the victims in their time of need.
"However, the allegations that Mr Peterson was a coward and that his performance, under the circumstances, failed to meet the standards of police officers are patently untrue."
Georgia threatens airline
Meanwhile, Georgia Republicans are threatening Delta Air Lines after it joined a host of companies that have ended discounts for National Rifle Association (NRA) members in the wake of the Florida school shooting.
The US state's Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle vowed to block legislation containing a lucrative jet fuel tax exemption that would benefit the carrier.
"I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA," Mr Cagle wrote on Twitter.
"Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back."
On Saturday, Delta and United Airlines stopped offering special rates to the more than five million NRA members.
Car rental firms, banks, insurance firms and hoteliers have also withdrawn deals for the gun lobby group since the 14 February attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Meanwhile, Georgia Republicans are threatening Delta Air Lines after it joined a host of companies that have ended discounts for National Rifle Association (NRA) members in the wake of the Florida school shooting.
The US state's Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle vowed to block legislation containing a lucrative jet fuel tax exemption that would benefit the carrier.
"I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA," Mr Cagle wrote on Twitter.
"Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back."
On Saturday, Delta and United Airlines stopped offering special rates to the more than five million NRA members.
Car rental firms, banks, insurance firms and hoteliers have also withdrawn deals for the gun lobby group since the 14 February attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Trump castigates response
On Monday, the president asserted that he would have run into the Florida high school if he had been there, even if he had not been armed.
"I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon," Mr Trump told a group of state governors at the White House on Monday.
On Monday, the president asserted that he would have run into the Florida high school if he had been there, even if he had not been armed.
"I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon," Mr Trump told a group of state governors at the White House on Monday.
Media caption - Trump: 'I would have run in even if I didn't have weapon'
Mr Trump also said it was "frankly, disgusting" that officers apparently did not confront the suspect on 14 February.
Broward County Sheriff's Office is reportedly also investigating why three of its deputies appeared to remain outside the building with their guns drawn as the attack unfolded.
Mr Trump criticised those officers as well, saying they "weren't exactly medal of honour winners"- a reference to the US military award for valour.
Image copyright - GETTY IMAGES Image caption - Students, including activist Emma Gonzalez (L), returned to school on Sunday for the afternoon
In Florida, students are preparing to return full-time to their classrooms on Wednesday after some attended a volunteer "orientation" on Sunday.
"It's like the first day of school," a 16-year-old girl in attendance told the New York Times.
"But it's not normal at all."
In Florida, students are preparing to return full-time to their classrooms on Wednesday after some attended a volunteer "orientation" on Sunday.
"It's like the first day of school," a 16-year-old girl in attendance told the New York Times.
"But it's not normal at all."
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The massacre was the second-deadliest ever shooting at a US school.
Nikolas Cruz, 19, a former student at the school, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Police have said he admitted the shooting.
In the aftermath of the attack, students from the school have founded a movement campaigning for gun control, which has seen them march on their state capitol.
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The massacre was the second-deadliest ever shooting at a US school.
Nikolas Cruz, 19, a former student at the school, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Police have said he admitted the shooting.
In the aftermath of the attack, students from the school have founded a movement campaigning for gun control, which has seen them march on their state capitol.
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President Donald Trump has pledged action on mental health and background checks, hosted a listening session with some students and teachers, and called for teachers to be armed with concealed firearms.
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Draft Dodger Trump (27/02/18)
Donald Trump 'ran the other way' five times during the Vietnam War using the lame excuse of having bone spurs in his heels which had no effect on his ability to play a wide range of sports, of course.
Yet now Trump would have people believe that he would have run towards danger had he been on the scene at America's latest mass shooting incident at Parkland School in Florida.
The man's been 'tested' alright - and even on his own Donald Trump been exposed as a terrible blowhard and blabbermouth.
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Florida school shooting: Trump says 'I'd have run in'
Image copyright - EPAImage caption - President Trump discussing policies to combat mass shootings
US President Donald Trump has said he would have run into the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead this month even if he was not armed.
"I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon," the president told a group of state governors gathered at the White House.
Mr Trump also said it was "disgusting" that officers reportedly did not confront the suspect on 14 February.
The massacre was the second-deadliest shooting at a US school.
"I think most of the people in this room would have done that, too," said the US president on Monday of his assertion that he would have rushed into the school.
He added: "You never know until you're tested."
Media caption - Seven things the NRA blames after Florida
A state inquiry was launched on Sunday into law enforcement's response to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Scot Peterson, a sheriff's officer who had been assigned to the high school, resigned last week as it emerged he had remained outside during the shooting,
Broward County Sheriff's Office is reportedly also investigating why three of its deputies apparently remained outside the building as the attack unfolded.
But Sheriff Scott Israel has defended himself from criticism.
"I've given amazing leadership to this agency," he said during an interview with CNN on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump has said he would have run into the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead this month even if he was not armed.
"I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon," the president told a group of state governors gathered at the White House.
Mr Trump also said it was "disgusting" that officers reportedly did not confront the suspect on 14 February.
The massacre was the second-deadliest shooting at a US school.
"I think most of the people in this room would have done that, too," said the US president on Monday of his assertion that he would have rushed into the school.
He added: "You never know until you're tested."
Media caption - Seven things the NRA blames after Florida
A state inquiry was launched on Sunday into law enforcement's response to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Scot Peterson, a sheriff's officer who had been assigned to the high school, resigned last week as it emerged he had remained outside during the shooting,
Broward County Sheriff's Office is reportedly also investigating why three of its deputies apparently remained outside the building as the attack unfolded.
But Sheriff Scott Israel has defended himself from criticism.
"I've given amazing leadership to this agency," he said during an interview with CNN on Sunday.
Image copyright - GETTY IMAGES Image caption - Students, including activist Emma Gonzalez (L), returned to school on Sunday for the afternoon.
Donald Trump is posing here in a flight jacket and admiral's cap during a recent visit to an aircraft carrier, but it's worth pointing out that America's commander-in-chief is a 'draft dodger' who received no less than five deferments from serving in the Vietnam War.
Apparently one of these deferments was down to 'bone spurs' in both heels although this condition didn't seem to hold Trump back during his four years at university during which time he was regarded as a 'student athlete' who played football, basketball, baseball tennis and squash.
Clearly, self-obsessed narcissists like Trump have no qualms about indulging in such cowardly. shameless behaviour.
Now this is unlikely to come a surprise to people who have an interest in politics, but Donald Trump was by far the major beneficiary of NRA cash during America's 2016 Presidential election.
Which is presumably why Trump is supporting the NRA's insane policy of arming teachers in American schools instead of introducing sensible and tighter gun controls.
My favourite American TV chef Anthony Bourdain makes a telling point in response to Donald Trump's barmy idea for creating a 'paramilitary army' of American school teachers who will receive special training in how to take down 'mass shooters'.
New Yorker Bourdain pours cold water on the 'barmy army' plan with the news that the success rate for NYPD police officers hitting their target in a gun fight is just 18%.
No wonder Trump's luxury Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is a gun-free zone.
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Lots of politicians, on the left and right of politics, use powerful rhetoric to get their message across when running for office.
But Donald Trump's hypocrisy seems to know no bounds as he blames a shooter's 'mental disturbance' for the latest dreadful incident in Florida.
Yet one of Trump's first acts as President in 2017 was to rescind the Obama-era gun checks for people with mental health problems.
Draft Dodger Trump (11/03/17)
Donald Trump is posing here in a flight jacket and admiral's cap during a recent visit to an aircraft carrier, but it's worth pointing out that America's commander-in-chief is a 'draft dodger' who received no less than five deferments from serving in the Vietnam War.
Apparently one of these deferments was down to 'bone spurs' in both heels although this condition didn't seem to hold Trump back during his four years at university during which time he was regarded as a 'student athlete' who played football, basketball, baseball tennis and squash.
Clearly, self-obsessed narcissists like Trump have no qualms about indulging in such cowardly. shameless behaviour.
Donald J. Trump, center, as a high school senior in 1964 at the New York Military Academy. CreditNew York Military Academy
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Now this is unlikely to come a surprise to people who have an interest in politics, but Donald Trump was by far the major beneficiary of NRA cash during America's 2016 Presidential election.
Which is presumably why Trump is supporting the NRA's insane policy of arming teachers in American schools instead of introducing sensible and tighter gun controls.
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My favourite American TV chef Anthony Bourdain makes a telling point in response to Donald Trump's barmy idea for creating a 'paramilitary army' of American school teachers who will receive special training in how to take down 'mass shooters'.
New Yorker Bourdain pours cold water on the 'barmy army' plan with the news that the success rate for NYPD police officers hitting their target in a gun fight is just 18%.
No wonder Trump's luxury Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is a gun-free zone.
Before entertaining the ridiculous notion of arming teachers, worth considering the NYPD stat for hitting their target in gun fight is 18%.
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Meanwhile Donald Trumps talks about arming school teachers which will no doubt drum up even more business for the NRA (National Rifle Association).
Tears of a Clown (20/02/18)
Chris Riddell's cartoon in The Sunday Times shows Donald Trump with an NRA security blanket.
Trump's Empty Rhetoric (16/02/18)
Lots of politicians, on the left and right of politics, use powerful rhetoric to get their message across when running for office.
But Donald Trump's hypocrisy seems to know no bounds as he blames a shooter's 'mental disturbance' for the latest dreadful incident in Florida.
Yet one of Trump's first acts as President in 2017 was to rescind the Obama-era gun checks for people with mental health problems.
