Clinton, Trump adjust politicking following Florida shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton adjusted their presidential politicking Sunday, first offering prayers and support to the victims of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

The presumptive candidates made their statements hours after a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said.

Is President Obama going to finally mention the words radical Islamic terrorism?

Obama said the FBI would investigate the shootings in the gay nightclub as terrorism but that the alleged shooter's motivations were unclear.

Hours later, a law enforcement official confirmed to The Associated Press that Mateen had made a 911 call from the club, Mateen professed allegiance to the leader of Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Clinton's presidential campaign later announced it was postponing its first joint event with Obama on Wednesday in Green Bay, Wisconsin, because of the Orlando shooting.

[...] Sen. Bernie Sanders, still in the contest for the Democratic nomination despite Clinton's claim on it, went on with a round of appearances on the Sunday talk shows.

An hour later, he followed up with some self-praise: Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don't want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance.

In an interview that aired Sunday, House Speaker Paul Ryan left open the prospect of rescinding his support if the billionaire developer fails to turn away from racial criticisms and toward a Republican agenda that unites the party.