Journalists should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job, US President Donald Trump said today, a day after a disgruntled man killed five persons including editors and reporters in a newsroom shooting of a newspaper in Maryland.
The shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, nearly 50 km from Washington, that also injured three others, was the deadliest day for US journalism since 9/11 terror attacks.
“This attack shocked the conscience of our nation and filled our hearts with grief. Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job,” Trump said in his first public address after the horrifying shootout, the worst attack on journalists in the US in decades.
The attack comes amidst increasing anti-media sentiments in the US.
“To the families of the victims: There are no words to express our sorrow for your loss. Horrible, horrible event, horrible thing happened. In your suffering, we pledge our eternal support.