Nashville, Tennessee, Mayor John Cooper (D) said on Monday that he did not speak directly to President Trump
Donald Trump The New York Post’s editorial board urges President Trump to ‘start thinking’ about Georgia’s runoff instead of canceling the elections. from the intentional detonation of a trailer in the city center at Christmas.
“No, I don’t,” Cooper told CNN when asked if he had heard of the president since the attack.
However, Cooper gave credit to Sen. Marsha Blackburn
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“Our senator I know spoke to him yesterday, she said, and he was apparently following the news very closely and was committing to help the aspect of the federal government for which we are grateful and will need it,” he told CNN.
Cooper added that damage to the city’s 2nd Avenue would increase the economic price of the coronavirus pandemic for local businesses.
“You have facades that are in danger, broken windows. People are going to have to wait that it will take months before everything goes back to normal, ”he said.
Cooper was cautious about the possible motivations behind the bombing. Authorities identified the terrorism suspect as Anthony Quinn Warner, who is said to have died in the explosion.
“It will be some time before the reason can be established. I don’t think anyone has a deep view of this. “
Asked if he believed it was domestic terrorism, Cooper replied that “everyone … was careful not to use the T-word here”, noting that no political manifesto or statement regarding the bombing has so far appeared.
He also confirmed reports that Petula Clark’s “Downtown” had been audible from the recreational vehicle before it exploded, calling the detail “surreal”.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper praises the heroism of police officers who “ran into danger, who saved many lives”, moments before a bomb went off in the city. “They were heroic and the city really celebrates them.” https://t.co/u9CG6Hs3rB pic.twitter.com/ShRIMiGfsK
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In a note, the deputy press secretary of the White House Judd DeereJudd DeereTrump, Biden reported on the Nashville explosion preceded by a warning that Trump wishes Macron a ‘quick recovery’ after the diagnosis of coronavirus The Netherlands Public Prosecutor’s Office finds evidence of Trump’s hack on Twitter MORE said the president “was informed of the explosion in Nashville, Tennessee, and will continue to receive regular updates.”
“The president is grateful for the incredible first aid and praying for those who were injured,” added Deere.
The Hill contacted the White House for comment.