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Watch Here: President Obama To Discuss Orlando Shootings That Killed At Least 50

President Barack Obama will make a statement on a attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

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President Barack Obama will make a statement about an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that has left at least 50 people dead in what authorities are calling the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Officials are investigating whether the suspect, U.S. citizen Omar Mateen, 29, was linked to terror groups.

President Barack Obama will make a statement about an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that has left at least 50 people dead in what authorities are calling the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Officials are investigating whether the suspect, U.S. citizen Omar Mateen, 29, was linked to terror groups.

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