Florida school shooting victim's father calls Marco Rubio and Donald Trump's Parkland response 'incredibly weak'

The father of one of the victims of the high school shooting in Parkdale, Florida, last week has called Sen Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump's response to that massacre "incredibly weak".

Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter Jaime was shot and killed when a gunman began firing at students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week, confronted the senator during a live town hall aired on CNN.

"When I like you, you know it. When I'm pissed at you, you know it. Your comments this week and those of our president have been pathetically weak," Mr Guttenberg told Mr Rubio at the town hall in Florida.

"So you and I are now eye to eye. Because I want to like you, look at me and tell me guns were the fator in the hunting of our kids in this school this week," Mr Guttenberg continued. "And look at me and tell me you accept it and you will work with us to do something about guns."

Mr Rubio offered to explain his statements in response, but was cut off by boos from the crowd. At one point, CNN anchor Jake Tapper, who was moderating the event, had to step in and ask for respect for the senator in the interest of time.


SOURCE: YAHOO NEWS