- President Obama briefed law enforcement Friday afternoon on the unfolding mass-murder in Munich, Germany
- He noted how terrorism undermines people's freedoms and lifestyles in the absence of good law enforcement
- Then Obama wisecracked about daughter Malia leaving the nest for college, drawing laughter from the entire room
- Unfazed, he shifted gears back to the somber subject matter
- Obama
had held a joint press conference with Mexico's president, one hour
before the Munich carnage began, criticizing Donald Trump for
exaggerating terrorism threats
Published:
15:25 EST, 22 July 2016
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Updated:
16:50 EST, 22 July 2016
As news
reports of a gun massacre in Munich crossed the Atlantic Ocean on
Friday, the President of the United States was cracking jokes.
Barack
Obama delivered a brief update to reporters at the White House about
the still-unfolding shooting rampage that left the German city on
lockdown.
Eight are confirmed dead, and 10 injured.
The president was speaking to law enforcement agents at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, adjacent to the White House.
But
as cameras rolled on the somber moment, Obama grinned and chuckled –
and drew laughs from his audience – about his elder daughter Malia
leaving the nest and heading for college.
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