Trump pens letter to family of Parkland victim

President Trump sent a letter to the family of one of the students killed in last month’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, thanking them for taking part in a White House listening session after the shooting.

The letter, shared Monday on Twitter by Meadow Pollack’s brother, Hunter Pollack, is dated March 12 and signed by the president. 

“I am deeply grateful for your presence at the White House for discussions regarding school safety. I was touched by the memories of Meadow you shared,” Trump wrote.

“We will not forget her life, and we are resolved to confront the evil that so senselessly took her from us,” he added. 

Thank you @realDonaldTrump for opening the Whitehouse to my family with open arms . Was great talking about my sisters beauty , and school security with you . Thank you Mr. President . pic.twitter.com/HT51tSSUJw

— HUNTER POLLACK (@PollackHunter) March 26, 2018

Meadow Pollack was one of 17 people killed at the Parkland, Fla., high school on Feb. 14.

{mosads}A week after the shooting, her family attended a listening session at the White House on school safety. Meadow’s father, Andrew Pollack, made an impassioned plea to Trump to put an end to school shootings.

“It should have been one school shooting and we should have fixed it. I’m pissed,” said Pollack, who is a Trump supporter. “It’s enough. Let’s get together, work with the president and fix the schools.”

The shooting prompted a renewed debate over gun laws, led largely by Parkland students. They organized the “March For Our Lives,” which attracted more than 1 million attendees nationwide on Saturday to call for an end to gun violence.

The Trump administration has taken steps to ban bump stocks, an accessory that allows certain weapons to fire at a more rapid rate, and signed off on funding for improved background checks.

Congress has not taken action on enacting universal background checks, however, or raising the age requirement to purchase a rifle or banning assault weapons, each of which Parkland students have called for.