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President Trump said that triggering a gun incident in the United States is a mental illness. It is a reminder that the problem is not a gun but a person.

It is the official correspondent in Washington.

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President Trump said he should blame racism, prejudice, and white supremacy in a public statement on the gun disaster.

[Trump / President: The evil ideology must be defeated. There is no place in the United States for Mongolia. Hatred will distort the mind and ruin the heart.]

There are also emergency measures to prevent gun violence.

We urged law enforcement authorities and social media companies to work together to identify the shooter before committing the crime, and prompt execution of mass killers.

He also urged Parliament to take measures to regulate the possession of firearms for those who are considered dangerous to public safety

[Trump / President: We should not let people who could put a serious risk on public safety in possession of firearms, and if they have guns, they should be recovered quickly.]

But "pulling the trigger is not a gun, but mental illness and hatred," he said.

US media reported that President Trump's statement focused on mental illness rather than tightening gun control and did not comment on his racist remarks.

The death toll from the El Paso firearm accident in Texas has risen to 22.