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Speaking to reporters ahead of his CPAC appearance, President Trump criticized Deputy Sheriff Peterson for failing to act during the Feb. 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

"Deputy Sheriff Peterson...he's trained his whole life...but when it came time to get in there and do something, he didn't have the courage or something happened. But he certainly did a poor job, there's no question about that."

Trump slams Florida deputy on duty: "He didn't have the courage"

"Schools have to have some form of protection," Trump said, before being asked about the armed deputy.

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<p>Speaking to reporters ahead of his CPAC appearance, President Trump criticized Deputy Sheriff Peterson for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="failing to act" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/report-deputy-on-duty-at-school-where-17-were-killed-never-went-inside-to-engage-shooter-and-has-now-resigned-1519339815-9195c5b1-232d-4315-a16a-e1151bc60ce5.html" data-vars-content-id="d3488849-a9d5-4680-b269-c73dd1aed0e0" data-vars-headline="Trump slams Florida deputy on duty: &quot;He didn&#x27;t have the courage&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/report-deputy-on-duty-at-school-where-17-were-killed-never-went-inside-to-engage-shooter-and-has-now-resigned-1519339815-9195c5b1-232d-4315-a16a-e1151bc60ce5.html" target="_self">failing to act</a> during the Feb. 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.</p><blockquote>&quot;Deputy Sheriff Peterson...he&#x27;s trained his whole life...but when it came time to get in there and do something, he didn&#x27;t have the courage or something happened. But he certainly did a poor job, there&#x27;s no question about that.&quot;</blockquote><cite>— President Trump</cite>

Trump slams Florida deputy on duty: "He didn't have the courage"

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