statement on twitter, expressing his thoughts and prayers with the victims and their families. he offered his full support to the nypd with a joint investigation with the fbi. and he also thanked the first responders. he initially posted, quote, in nyc looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. law enforcement is following this closely. not in the usa. he also said, quote, we must not allow isis to return or enter our country. after defeating them in the middle east and elsewhere. enough. then three hours later, around 9:30 last night came this tweet. quote, i have just ordered homeland security to step up our already extreme vetting program. being politically correct is fine, but not for this. joe? first of all, and i think a lot of other people have pointed it out, there s nothing politically correct about trying to stop what happened yesterday.
state right has almost fully decimated iraq and syria. we saw raqqa fall, mosul a month or so before that, at a time when the islamic state has been almost defeated i don t have seas, we are seeing these inspired attacks around the world and in the west first lady melania trump is in new york city for previously scheduled meetings when the attack happened. she posted to twitter her heart breaks for the city. president trump also reacted through twitter and the white house press office, in his official statement the president offered his thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families. he pledged full support to the nypd through a joint investigation with the fbi. he also thanked the first responders. on twitter he initially posted quote, in nyc, looks like another attack by a sick and deranged person. law enforcement is following this closely, not in the usa.