Trump Needed a Note to Express Empathy to Shooting Survivors: 'I Hear You'

\u201cPresident Donald Trump holds notes during a White House listening session with students and parents affected by school shootings. (AP Photo by Carolyn Kaster)\u201d

— AP Politics (@AP Politics) 1519253316

\u201cTrump brought cliff notes to the gun violence listening session. Final note \u201cI hear you\u201d\u201d

— Adam Parkhomenko (@Adam Parkhomenko) 1519253550

\u201cNote that Trump didn\u2019t say \u201cI hear you\u201d or the other talking points someone wrote for him on a White House notecard. He said, \u201cI just grieve for you,\u201d and \u201cnothing worse\u201d and other sentiments. https://t.co/8j0jE99Gxp\u201d

— Jennifer Jacobs (@Jennifer Jacobs) 1519254543

\u201cTo the Trump apologists comparing \u201cI hear you\u201d note to Presidential Speech notes, let me explain the difference.\n\nWedding vows:\n\n\u201cto love an cherish from this day forward\u201d = OK to write down \n\n\u201cSmile & nod while she\u2019s talking, maybe cry a little\u201d = not OK, basic human behavior\u201d

— WheelERdoc (@WheelERdoc) 1519257869

\u201cTrump's note reminds himself to pretend to show compassion. https://t.co/8veCp3wHht\u201d

— M\u03b1r\u03c9\u03b1 \ud83e\udd40 (@M\u03b1r\u03c9\u03b1 \ud83e\udd40) 1519257982

\u201cStudent: We want universal background checks and stricter regulations.\n\nAnother student: Also important to outlaw semi-automatic weapons and recoil tools that make guns perform like automatic weapons.\n\nTrump: I hear you. I am going to eliminate gun-free zones and arm teachers\u201d

— Matt Fuller (@Matt Fuller) 1519255282