Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to Confront Orlando Shooting

Source: Time

By Philip Elliott / Cleveland

For the first time Monday, Americans will confront the stark choice they face in November as the two presidential candidates respond to a crisis unfolding in the midst of the campaign — theworst mass shooting in U.S. history.

Their initial responses already outlined the differences: an outsider candidate whose first instinct was to crow that he predicted this weekend’s massacre vs. a seasoned politician who issued a carefully worded statement about terrorism and hate.

But dueling events on Monday afternoon will bring things into sharper focus as the nation reels from a terror attack on a gay club that left at least 49 dead and 53 wounded.

For the first time Monday, Americans will confront the stark choice they face in November as the two presidential candidates respond to a crisis unfolding in the midst of the campaign — theworst mass shooting in U.S. history.

Their initial responses already outlined the differences: an outsider candidate whose first instinct was to crow that he predicted this weekend’s massacre vs. a seasoned politician who issued a carefully worded statement about terrorism and hate.

But dueling events on Monday afternoon will bring things into sharper focus as the nation reels from a terror attack on a gay club that left at least 49 dead and 53 wounded.

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