Trump on Las Vegas Tragedy: Americans are joined together today in sadness shock and grief.&"

Our bond cannot be broken by violence. And though we feel such great anger at the senseless murder of our fellow citizens it is our love that defines us today and always will forever." Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas We call upon the bonds that unite us; our faith our family and our shared values said President Donald Trump earlier this morning calling the mass shooting in Las Vegas an act of pure evil" and announcing he will travel to the Nevada city on Wednesday. Trump spoke from the White House after the worst gun massacre in modern American history that left more than 50 dead and over 400 injured. The president said America comes together as one and it always has.

We call upon the bonds of citizenship the ties of community and the comfort of our common humanity. Our unity cannot be shattered by evil. Our bond cannot be broken by violence. And though we feel such great anger at the senseless murder of our fellow citizens it is our love that defines us today and always will forever."

The president earlier his morning offered his warmest condolences and sympathies" to the victims and family members of those affected. Speaking to the press from the White House Trump declared that Americans are joined together today in sadness shock and grief." Those killed were attending the final act of a three-day country music festival and were gunned down and brutally murdered" when a man opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino. The President thanked the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for locating the gunmen and moving in on him so quickly and to officers on the ground who he said saved countless lives. Local police said over 50 people have been confirmed dead and more than 500 have been reported injured transported to area hospitals. A suspected identified by police as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire from a 32nd floor hotel room in the Mandalay Bay on the Vegas Strip.