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- A Parkland school shooting survivor delivered a harsh critique of her phone call with President Donald Trump, who reached out to her while she was recovering from her wounds in the hospital.
- Samantha Fuentes indicated to The New York Times that Trump seemed insincere, and said “he didn’t make me feel better in the slightest.”
- Trump has struggled with showing empathy toward victims of national tragedies since he took office, but the president has insisted otherwise.
A student who survived the February 14th mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, had some terse words for President Donald Trump, who she said called her on the phone while she was recovering in the hospital.
Samantha Fuentes told The New York Times she did not feel comforted by Trump, who she said seemed insincere during their phone conversation.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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