Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is receiving accolades online for his compassionate response to a question about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Maryland.
At around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a container ship crashed into the bridge on Interstate 695, causing numerous vehicles and the majority of the structure to plummet into the icy Patapsco River below.
It is unclear how many people were killed or injured in the horrific incident.
During a press conference Tuesday, Scott was answering questions about the incident when a reporter asked him how long it would take to rebuild the bridge.
“We shouldn’t even be having that discussion right now,” Scott immediately responded. “The discussion right now should be about the people, the souls, the lives that we’re trying to save.”
“There will be a time to discuss about a bridge and how we get a bridge back up, but right now there are people in the water that we have to get out. And that’s the only thing that we should be talking about,” he concluded.
A clip of his statement was posted by the Daily Mail on TikTok.