The Nashville mayor says Trump has not called since the bombing

The Nashville mayor says Trump has not called since the bombing

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Nashville, Tenn., Mayor John Cooper (D) said Monday that he did not speak directly to him President TrumpDonald Trump’s New York Post editorial calls on President Trump to ‘start thinking’ about Georgia’s runoff instead of overthrowing the Loeffler election. since the deliberate explosion of an RV in the city center on Christmas Day.

“No, I have not,” Cooper told CNN when asked if he had heard from the president since the bombing.

Cooper has Sen. Marsha BlackburnMarsha BlackburnGOP lawmakers appear more frequently on Newsmax Sen. Alexander plays Christmas carols in the Senate office building Lobbyworld MORE (R-Tenn.) For the president’s lobby for a federal disaster statement following the blast.

“Our senior senator, who I know, spoke to him yesterday, she said, and he apparently followed the news very closely and provided assistance with the federal government aspect for which we are grateful and we will need it,” he said. CNN said.

Cooper added that the damage to 2nd Avenue in the city would exacerbate the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic at local businesses.

‘You have facades that are in danger, windows broken. “People will have to expect it to take months before it returns to normal,” he said.

Cooper was raving about possible motivations behind the bombing. Authorities have identified the suspected bomber as Anthony Quinn Warner, who said he died in the blast.

‘It will take a while before motives can be determined. I think no one has a deep insight into it. ”

Asked if he believes it is domestic terrorism, Cooper replied that “everyone … has been careful not to use the t-word here”, noting that so far no political manifesto or statement in connection with the bombing did not emerge.

He also confirmed reports that Petula Clark’s ‘Downtown’ of the recreational vehicle was audible before it exploded, calling the detail ‘surreal’.

In a statement, the White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd DeereJudd DeereTrump, Biden informed about Nashville blast preceded by warning Trump wishes Macron a “speedy recovery” after coronavirus diagnosis Dutch prosecutor finds evidence of Trump Twitter hack MORE said the president was “informed of the explosion in Nashville, Tennessee, and will receive ongoing updates.”

“The president is grateful for the incredible first response and prays for those injured,” Deere added.

The Hill issued the White House for comment.

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