Officer who fatally shot Philando Castile acquitted

[SingingAnalyst]

I don't blame people for being upset. Clearly Castile was not reaching for a gun, yet the officer apparently thought he was, and shot him.

An all around tragedy, and my thoughts and prayers go out to Castile's family.

Clearly, it is very difficult to convict a cop.

I hope the Castile family pursues other legal avenues.

This may be a very, very naive question-- but should President Trump speak out? Express his shock and outrage at the verdict (while admitting that it's very difficult to convict a cop), express sympathy and prayers for the Castile family-- and express his support for any legal action the Castile family might take? It would certainly seem like the Presidential thing to do-- and it might even momentarily distract people from the Russia fiasco.