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Obama Does Not Call Boston Bombings Terrorism

by Ben Shapiro

by Ben Shapiro15 Apr 2013, 3:16 PM PDTpost a commentView Discussion

"Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice."

President Obama said that Boston police, firefighters, and first responders had acted heroically today. "We salute all those who assisted in responding so quickly and professionally to this tragedy," he said.

"We still do not know who did this and why," Obama said, and urged Americans not to jump to conclusions. "Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice." President Obama mentioned Patriots Day, which he said celebrates the free nature of the United States. "I am supremely confident that Bostonians will pull together," Obama continued.

President Obama said the federal government was "still in the investigation stage at this point." He did not take any questions.

Ben Shapiro is Editor-At-Large of Breitbart News and author of the New York Times bestseller "Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America" (Threshold Editions, January 8, 2013).