President Trump may have finally met his match - at least on Twitter.
He should have talked to me before unloading his thoughts on his favorite social media platform over the weekend about the FBI's continued focus on the Russia investigation. At one point the commander-in-chief said it may have contributed to why the FBI overlooked a tip report of a threat made by the teen who went on that deadly rampage at a Florida high school.
That did not sit well with many of those students who lived through the horror.
We often point out the foibles of young people. I worry about them as well, and the amount of time they spend on their phones and online.
But that is precisely why I would not pick a fight with them on social media. It is their element.
The reaction to President Trump's Twitter stream was fairly predictable. Kids - and a lot of other - were outraged.
In fact, it just might be the kids - the ones who are actually being shot at in these schools - who provide the impetus for the change so many in this country are demanding.
Students are now leading the charge - they held a "die-in" protest outside the White House yesterday and are planning a massive march on D.C. in March.
The call is the same from all corners. They want change in the nation's gun laws.
Even President Trump yesterday indicated he would support a move to bolster background checks.
It's on our editorial page.
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