WATCH LIVE: President Trump addresses nation on deadly Florida high school shooting
President Donald Trump is set to deliver remarks on Thursday following the deadly school shooting on Wednesday in Parkland, Fla.
Suspected 19-year-old gunman Nikolas Cruz killed at least 17 people when he brought an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle to Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday and opened fire. The shooting comes after Cruz was reportedly expelled from the school.
Trump has long been a vocal supporter of the National Rifle Association, and the organization spent more than $36 million in the 2016 election in hopes of electing the former businessman as president.
The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
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