Donald Trump attacked for “boasting” in a tweet following Orlando gay club massacre

You have to wonder about the type of person who think of saying something like this.

In the early hours of Sunday morning, 50 people lost their lives after a gunman opened fire in Pulse, an LBGT nightclub in Orlando. A further 53 people were taken to hospital as a result of what is now being classified as the worst shooting in US history, and largest domestic terrorist attack since September 11, 2001. In sad times like this, political figures are supposed to show signs of leadership and solidarity; Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for the US Presidency, decided to congratulate himself for having seen it coming. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/742034549232766976 This tweet by singer Gabrielle Aplin summed up the flavour of many of the responses. https://twitter.com/GabrielleAplin/status/742048213969031168 Trump's tweet of congratulations was preceded by one in which he offered his sympathies for the victims and his families. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/742019961946791939 It was followed by calls for the immediate resignation of Barack Obama if he didn't mention the words "radical Islamic terrorism" in response to the Orlando shooting. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/742053354189299712 Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, gave the following response to the tragic events of Sunday morning. https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/742068030620962817 https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/742069363340107777 https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/742070501032534017 https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/742071728118059009 https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/742072889860579329 Many people have called out Trump for taking such a tactless approach in the aftermath of the crisis. https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/742040261077786626 https://twitter.com/TheFix/status/742186817596870657 https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/742035786913218560 https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/742039524314845184 https://twitter.com/Kevin_Maguire/status/742209093482516480 https://twitter.com/Rob_Flaherty/status/742036365324472320