--- title: Orlando Shooting: Hillary Clinton: Hate Has No Place in US description: Hillary Clinton condemned the Orlando nightclub shooting as an act of "terror" and "hate" and called for action to restrict guns canonical: https://time.com/4365495/orlando-nightclub-shooting-hillary-clinton/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-12T19:29:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T08:19:13.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton on Orlando Shooting: 'Hate Has Absolutely No Place in America' og:description: "We will keep fighting for your right to live freely, openly and without fear" og:url: https://time.com/4365495/orlando-nightclub-shooting-hillary-clinton/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt939c9a5ca6fae9ad/69889768656a3f7aa1bcbe1f/hillary-clinton8.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Hillary Clinton og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton on Orlando Shooting: 'Hate Has Absolutely No Place in America' twitter:description: "We will keep fighting for your right to live freely, openly and without fear" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt939c9a5ca6fae9ad/69889768656a3f7aa1bcbe1f/hillary-clinton8.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:25 video:published: 2016-06-12 section: video topics: mass shooting, nightclub attack, police response, eyewitness account, national grief, public resolve, gun violence genre: news tones: somber, urgent, resolute emotions: fear (high), grief (high), outrage (medium), resolve (medium) sentiment: negative audience: general news readers, people following U.S. gun violence, viewers interested in public safety organizations: police content_suitability: violence [00:00-00:37]; crime [00:00-01:25]; death [01:04-01:09]; tragedy [00:00-01:25] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Hillary Clinton on Orlando Shooting: 'Hate Has Absolutely No Place in America' > Sponsored content. 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It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, twice a week. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3/newsletters?i=e183d6a6-44e2-44af-888b-930d8fe00d3e&cr=time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Orlando Nightclub Attack Was Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S. History [Watch (HLS stream): Orlando Nightclub Attack Was Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S. History](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UpTT64Em.m3u8) (1:25)  _Published 2016-06-12. A gunman's attack on the Pulse Orlando gay nightclub early Sunday left 50 people dead, police said, which makes it the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary The video is a short clip of an unnamed speaker recounting a shooting at a nightclub, describing continuous gunfire and police shouting for people to leave the area. It closes with a statement from a speaker, referring to Americans being united in grief, outrage and resolve. The clip contains only fragments of speech with music between them, so the full context of the event is not explained within the video. ## Key points - The speaker says the shootings kept going after everyone was out of the building. (00:14) - The speaker describes the gunfire as one shooting after another, continuing for a long stretch. (00:00) - The speaker says the shooting could have lasted a whole song. (00:34) - Police officers were yelling for people to go and to clear the area. (00:40) - The speaker says that as Americans, people are united in grief. (01:04) - The speaker says that as Americans, people are united in outrage. (01:04) - The speaker states a resolve to defend our people. (01:09) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:48] Eyewitness account of ongoing gunfire. The speaker recounts repeated shooting and police orders to clear the area. - [00:48 to 01:25] National statement of grief and resolve. A speaker says Americans are united in grief, outrage and a resolve to defend their people. ## Key quotes - [00:34] Unidentified speaker: "it could of lasted a whole song." - [00:37] Unidentified speaker: "everyone was out The shootings were still going" - [00:40] Unidentified speaker: "the cops were yelling go, go," - [01:04] Unidentified speaker: "we are united in grief, and outrage, and" - [01:09] Unidentified speaker: "in resolve to defend our people." ## Questions this video answers - Did the shooting continue after people began leaving? [00:37] - What were police instructing people to do during the shooting? [00:40] - How did the speaker describe the length of the shooting? [00:34] - What collective emotions and commitments does the speaker express? [01:04] ## Content suitability - violence [00:00-00:37]: Describes repeated gunfire during a shooting. - crime [00:00-01:25]: Refers to a shooting attack at a nightclub. - death [01:04-01:09]: Speaker references grief, implying loss of life. - tragedy [00:00-01:25]: Coverage of a mass shooting and its aftermath.  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:19 AM UTCPublished: Jun 12, 2016 7:29 PM UTC A gunman's attack on the Pulse Orlando gay nightclub early Sunday left 50 people dead, police said, which makes it the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:19 AM UTCPublished: Jun 12, 2016 7:29 PM UTC Hillary Clinton condemned the [Orlando nightclub shooting](http://time.com/4365260/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-what-know/?xid=homepage) as an act of “terror” and “hate” and called for action to reduce access to “weapons of war” in a [statement](https://www.facebook.com/hillaryclinton/posts/1165058356884025) Sunday. “I join Americans in praying for the victims of the attack in Orlando, their families and the first responders who did everything they could to save lives,” she said. “This is a time to stand together and resolve to do everything we can to defend our communities and country.” The [presumptive Democratic nominee](http://time.com/4357448/hillary-clinton-clinches-democratic-nomination/?iid=sr-link1) for president called for a strengthening of efforts to fight terrorism and alluded to support for stronger measures to restrict access to guns. In the wake of the shooting, Clinton and President Obama postponed their first joint campaign appearance, which was scheduled in Green Bay, Wi. on Wednesday. She also identified herself as an ally of LGBT Americans in the statement. The mass shooting—the deadliest in American history—occurred at a gay nightclub. “We will keep fighting for your right to live freely, openly and without fear,” she said. “Hate has absolutely no place in America.” Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump also responded to the tragedy, thanking people for congratulating him on predicting more terrorist attacks. He also called for greater “toughness & vigilance” in fighting terrorism. His response faced [swift backlash.](http://time.com/4365411/orlando-shooting-donald-trump-tweet-congrats/?xid=homepage) ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] It was just one [00:14] after another, after [00:23] another, after [00:34] another it could of lasted a whole song. Cause after [00:37] everyone was out The shootings were still going and [00:40] the cops were yelling go, go, [00:48] clear the area. [00:56] [ MUSIC ] As Americans, [01:04] we are united in grief, and outrage, and [01:09] in resolve to defend our people. 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