Instant Alert: Trump gets criticized for a word he used in his initial tweet about Las Vegas

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Trump gets criticized for a word he used in his initial tweet about Las Vegas by Mark Abadi on Oct 2, 2017, 6:59 PM Advertisement President Donald Trump earned some criticism for his choice of words in a tweet expressing sympathy with victims of the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas. "My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting," Trump tweeted Monday morning. "God bless you!" Critics focused on Trump's use of the word "warmest" to describe his condolences, arguing it made his tweet sound inappropriately cheerful.  Deepest. Not warmest. — John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 2, 2017 warmest condolences it's like a robot that doesn't have the empathy program installed warmest condolences — Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) October 2, 2017 "Warmest condolences" sounds like a sympathy card written by a committee of sociopathic cavemen — Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) October 2, 2017 I have so many questions. 1) have any of you ever heard the phrase "warmest condolences" before? pic.twitter.com/ZUM1Y7XyQF — Holly O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) October 2, 2017 President Trump tweeted, "My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families." Warmest? What is this, a thank-you note? — J. D. Landis (@J_D_Landis) October 2, 2017 One of the sharpest observations came from Kory Stamper, an editor for the dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster, who noted the subtle difference between "warmest" and "deepest." "Warmest condolences" is the sort of non-idiomatic stuff I used to warn my ESL speechwriting clients about. 1/2 — Kory Stamper (@KoryStamper) October 2, 2017 "Deepest" usu. connotes somberness; "warmest" usu. connotes happiness. Both denote deep feeling, but connotation is more important here. 2/2 — Kory Stamper (@KoryStamper) October 2, 2017 It's not the first time Trump has caught heat for the tone of his tweets following a disaster. In late August, after Hurricane Harvey dumped a record amount of rain on parts of Texas and Louisiana, Trump issued a series of tweets in which he seemed to marvel at the historic size of the storm. SEE ALSO: Why the Las Vegas shooting isn't being called terrorism DON'T MISS: Trump can't stop marveling at the size of Hurricane Harvey on Twitter   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011