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Trump responds to New York terror act, calling attacker 'a very sick and deranged person"

Maxwell Tani   

Trump responds to New York terror act, calling attacker 'a very sick and deranged person"
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a briefing on hurricane Harvey recovery efforts in Dallas, Texas, U.S, October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a briefing on hurricane recovery efforts in Dallas, Texas

  • President Donald Trump reacted to what law enforcement sources suspect could be a terrorist attack in New York City.
  • The attack left at least eight people dead.


President Donald Trump responded in a tweet on Tuesday to an attack that left at least eight people dead when a driver drove a truck through a bike lane in Manhattan.

"In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person," Trump tweeted. "Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!"

In a press conference on Monday evening, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed that at least eight people were dead, and decried the incident as a terrorist attack.

"This was an act of terror, and a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians," De Blasio said at a press conference.

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