In a speech Thursday, President Donald Trump praised teachers and first responders after a gunman killed 17 in a Florida school, and pledged to hold a summit to address school safety. Photo: Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said he planned to convene a meeting of the nation’s governors and state attorneys general in which he would make school safety “our top priority,” in the wake of a school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead. The president made no reference to gun laws during a six-minute speech at the White House on Thursday. Instead, his speech aimed to console those shaken by the latest mass shooting in the U.S. and vowed to “tackle the difficult issue of mental health.”...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 15, 2018 17:07 UTC