Watch: Florida Governor Calls Out Saudi Arabia To Pay Up After Deadly Shooting
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called out Saudi Arabia after the deadly shooting at a Naval Air Station in Pensacola, FL after it was confirmed the suspected gunman was a Saudi national.
“One of the things I talked to [President Donald Trump] about is, given this is a foreign national and employee of a foreign service is… The government of Saudi Arabia needs to make things better for these victims,” De Santis told reporters. “I think they’re gonna owe a debt here given that this is one of their individuals.”
Gov. DeSantis says he spoke to President Trump on the NAS Pensacola shooting:
“The government of Saudi Arabia needs to make things better for these victims. I think they’re gonna owe a debt here given that this is one of their individuals.” pic.twitter.com/pNzSE6x48f
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 6, 2019
The Florida Naval station shooting suspect was an aviation officer in the Saudi Air Force according to US officials. The FBI and authorities are investigating the shooting to determine if it was terrorism-related.
President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia’s King Salman called him to express his condolences for the shooting.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia just called to express his sincere condolences and give his sympathies to the families and friends of the warriors who were killed and wounded in the attack that took place in Pensacola, Florida,” he tweeted. “The King said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people.”
….The King said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2019