Trump sends 'condolences and sympathies' to Las Vegas victims

President Donald Trump responded on Twitter this morning to the shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night that left at least 50 dead and more than 400 injured.

"My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting," Trump tweeted.

Trump has been briefed on the shooting massacre in Las Vegas and is planning to speak at 10:30 a.m. ET about the tragedy from the White House diplomatic room, according to the White House.

An administration official said earlier in a statement, "We are monitoring the situation closely and offer our full support to state and local officials. All of those affected are in our thoughts and prayers."

Vice President Mike Pence said he and his wife, Karen, were praying for the victims and families affected by the "senseless violence."

First lady Melania Trump and President Trump's daughter and White House adviser, Ivanka Trump, also responded to the shooting.

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman thanked the first responders.

Nevada Rep. Dina Titus said Las Vegas is a "resilient and benevolent town that will not be intimidated by acts of violence."

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval called the shooting a "tragic and heinous act of violence."

The two Nevada senators -- Republican Dean Heller and Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto -- said they are continuing to monitor the situation.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., who returned to work but is still recovering after being shot during a congressional baseball practice in June, tweeted that he and his wife are praying for the victims.

The two Democratic senators from Connecticut, home to the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, called for action by Congress.

“This must stop," said Sen. Chris Murphy, who held an all-night talkathon in June 2016 urging action in Congress on gun control, in a statement. "The thoughts and prayers of politicians are cruelly hollow if they are paired with continued legislative indifference. It's time for Congress to get off its a-- and do something."

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he was "more than frustrated," he's "furious."

"It has been barely a year since what was previously the largest mass shooting in American history – the deadly attack at Pulse nightclub," Blumenthal said in a statement. "In the interim, thousands more have been lost to the daily, ruthless toll of gun violence. Still, Congress refuses to act. I am more than frustrated, I am furious.”

The responses from other members of Congress came pouring in as many woke to the tragic news:

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn.

ABC News' Ali Rogin, Kendall Karson and Rachel Tillman contributed to this report.

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