It's been less than a week since the deadliest mass shooting in American history. And foremost in all of our minds has been the loss and the grief felt by the people of Orlando, especially our friends who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. I visited with the families of many of the victims on Thursday. And one thing I told them is that they're not alone. The American people, and people all over the world, are standing1 with them - and we always will.
The investigation2 is ongoing3, but we know that the killer4 was an angry and disturbed individual who took in extremist information and propaganda over the internet, and became radicalized. During his killing5 spree, he pledged allegiance to ISIL, a group that's called on people around the world to attack innocent civilians6.
We are and we will keep doing everything in our power to stop these kinds of attacks, and to ultimately destroy ISIL. Th
