President Barack Obama spoke briefly on the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday, saying the United States “will offer any assistance we can to determine what happened and why.”
“Looks like it may be a terrible tragedy. Right now we’re working to determine whether there were American citizens on board, that is our first priority,” Obama said.
Obama was briefed on reports of the plane shortly after news broke Thursday. He made his remarks before giving a speech on the economy while visiting Delaware.Below, more on the crash from the AP:
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian …read more
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