6 Aug 2019

Trump blames internet, video games for mass shootings

From Morning Report, 7:38 am on 6 August 2019

President Trump has made his first public announcement since two mass shootings in the US over the weekend.

Thirty people were killed in two separate attacks - the first in Texas where a gunman shot dead 22 people and injured dozens more, and then hours later in Ohio where a shooter opened fire on a crowd outside a bar - killing nine including his own sister.

Speaking a few hours ago Mr Trump called for an overhaul of the country's mental health laws and blamed the internet and video games for inciting violence.

From Washington our correspondent Simon Marks joins us with the details.