As President Obama declared in a rare Oval Office address to the nation on Sunday night that last week’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California was an “act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people,” Republican presidential candidates were quick to weigh in.GOP frontrunner Donald Trump appeared to dismiss the speech entirely:

Even before the president spoke to the country, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who has seen his poll numbers rise in recent weeks, offered a pre-buttal of sorts.”The President should resist using terrorist attacks to try to take away the rights of law-abiding Americans,” Cruz said in a statement. “Millions of Americans have chosen to protect themselves and their families by purchasing a firearm. This is their right; indeed protecting their families is their obligation. The President should be looking to stop those who would do us harm — not attempting to take away the constitutional liberties of millions of innocent Americans.”But in his address, Obama did call for stricter gun safety measures.

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