A photograph of a grieving father in Parkland, Florida, whose daughter was one of the 17 people killed Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, brought out the worst of Twitter after he was pictured wearing a pro-President Trump shirt.

Andrew Pollack got the unspeakable news Wednesday evening that his 18-year-old daughter Meadow Pollack, a senior who planned to attend Lynn University for college, had been killed in the worst school shooting since 2012’s Sandy Hook massacre.

Before he got the news, Mr. Pollack waited for hours outside the emergency room at Broward Health North, desperately trying to locate his daughter. The Palm Beach Post snapped a photo of the frantic father holding up a picture of his daughter on his cell phone.

Post reporter Alexandra Seltzer tweeted the photo of Mr. Pollack Thursday morning and received more than 1,500 replies, many of them outraged at the father’s choice in clothing: He was wearing a “Trump 2020: Making America Great Again!” T-shirt.

Here is Andrew Pollack yesterday showing a photo of his daughter Meadow. At that time he was searching for her. Today he said “she’s gone.” #stonemanshooting pic.twitter.com/MJcuCNttt8 — Alexandra Seltzer (@alexseltzer) February 15, 2018

Is that, no it can’t be….. no, it is…. blood on his hands. — JohnT (@Mtbbmet) February 15, 2018

I’m unforgiveable, but it’s a little hard to feel sorry who supported this administration and its racist and its NRA supporting policies. I feel sorry for daughter,but not for him. He probably doesn’t make the connection behind his Party’s policies and what happened to his child — Leonard James (@James36Leonard) February 15, 2018

Maybe should have thought twice before voting for #TerroristTrump — #TrumpforPrison (@SolRayz) February 15, 2018

Sorry for his daughter but wearing a shirt for a politician who will do absolutely nothing in response to his daughter’s death is very ironic. — Mark Edwards (@MarkEdwardsATL) February 15, 2018

I feel empathy for his daughter - but not him. — Amoreena (@lilblondeduck) February 15, 2018

Trump did this. The NRA did this. Republicans did this. — Jay Z(amora) (@Jay_MCMLXXXIX) February 16, 2018

Sorry for his loss! He voted for a man who had no gun control plans. Trump even reversed the one Obama had in place. Funny how life works, you don’t think that something bad will ever happen to you unti it does. — Oluchi Entertainment (@LifestyleOe) February 15, 2018

Poor dude, lost his daughter and helped enable it to happen at the same time. He must feel heartbroken AND guilt. Boneheaded shirt (and presidential) choice. — Jesse Whiteman (@Jumptank) February 15, 2018

Other Twitter users tweeted their disgust that the photo had been politicized.

To the people saying they don’t feel sorry for him because of his political affiliations, you guys are what’s wrong with this country. When a father can have his daughter murdered and you feel no empathy, that’s when you have put politics over people. It’s disgraceful — Ethan Wacker (@ImEthanWacker) February 16, 2018

Actual responses to a man whose daughter was murdered in the Florida school massacre. Why? Because he voted for Trump. Some people are sick pic.twitter.com/9jUmHH1wFJ

— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) February 15, 2018

Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old shooting suspect, could face the death penalty after being charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.

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