Trump’s focus on mental illness in shooting contrasts with spending priorities

President Trump may be convinced that mental illness, not guns, is responsible for horrific mass shootings like the one that killed 17 people Wednesday at a Florida high school. But his actions over the past year seem to contradict those spoken concerns.

In an early morning tweet Thursday, the president chided the Florida community for ignoring what he said were warning signs surrounding 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, who has reportedly confessed to the deadly shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.