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 Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick deletes "reap what you sow" tweet after mass shooting at LGBT club 
 
 A "reap what you sow" tweet from Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick that went out hours after approximately 50 people were killed at a Florida LGBT nightclub has been deleted amid backlash. 
 
 At precisely 7 a.m. Sunday Dan Patrick tweeted a photo with the words of Galatians 6:7. The verse reads, "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." 
 
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 The Twitterverse circled the tweet, commenting that it was inappropriate and insensitive considering the context of the day's events. The Texas Democratic Party called for Patrick to apologize. 
 
 "Tweeted as new breaks of mass casualties at a gay nightclub. Vile," one Twitter user said. "Have you no shame?" 
 
 Patrick's adviser Allen Blakemore issued a statement explaining that the tweet was an unfortunate coincidence. 
 
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 "Lt. Governor Patrick and every Texas is stunned and saddened by the outrageous act of domestic terrorism that has occurred in Orlando," Blakemore said. "... Regarding this morning's scripture posting on social media, be assured that the post was not done in response to last night's tragedy. The post was designed and scheduled last Thursday." 
 
 A Bible verse is tweeted from Patrick's account every Sunday at 7 a.m. 
 
 Another verse was tweeted from the account 30 minutes later, this time from Psalm 37:39, which reads, "The Salvation of the righteous come from the Lord; He is their stronghold in time of trouble." 
 
 Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued a statement offering thoughts and prayers to the LGBTQ community. 
 
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 "Hate and violence have no place in America," he said. "Unfortunately, Texans in mourning for our families in Florida woke up to an embarrassment from their lieutenant governor. Lt.Gov Dan Patrick, please apologize immediately. Make this right. We are better than this." 
 
 Orlando Police Chief John Mina says authorities have not determined an exact number of people killed, but that "approximately 50" have died. 
 
 Florida Department of Law Enforcement Special Agent in Charge Danny Banks says the mass shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism. He says authorities are looking into whether this was an act of domestic or international terror, and if the shooter was a lone wolf. 
 
 Mina says the shooter was armed with an assault-type rifle, a handgun and some type of suspicious device. Police had said previously on Twitter that there was a "controlled explosion" at the scene of the shooting at Pulse Orlando. Mina says that noise was caused by a device intended to distract the shooter. 
 
 The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

 Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has deleted a tweet quoting the New Testament in the wake of the deadly Orlando nightclub shooting. (Published Monday, June 13, 2016) 
 
 Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has deleted a tweet quoting the New Testament in the wake of the deadly Orlando nightclub shooting. 
 
 Hours after the shooting at a gay nightclub that left 50 dead, Patrick sent a tweet from his personal account: "Do not be deceived. God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." 
 
 Tweets sent by Dan Patrick hours after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Patrick's office said the tweets were scheduled and were later deleted. 
 
 Photo credit: NBC 5 News 
 
 The tweet received harsh criticism online. North Texas Congressman, Marc Veasey, specifically called out the Lt. Gov. for his tweet. 
 
 Veasey also spoke to NBC 5 Political Reporter Julie Fine about the tweet. 
 
 "It was a sad day in Texas history for all the great representation of Texas we've had over the years," Veasey said. "For a second-ranking state official to do something like that [shakes head]." 
 
 Texas' Democratic Party responded to the tweet with a statement calling on Patrick to apologize. 
 
 The tweet was deleted around 11 a.m. Sunday. 
 
 Patrick campaign spokesman Allen Blakemore strongly denied the tweet was in any way related to the Orlando shooting and that Patrick was currently out of the country. 
 
 "Lt. Gov. Patrick and every Texan is stunned and saddened by the outrageous act of domestic terrorism that has occurred in Orlando. He and Jan are praying for the victims, their families and their friends," Patrick's office said in a statement at about noon Sunday. 
 
 Blakemore said Patrick, an outspoken social conservative, often pre-schedules social media postings quoting Scripture. 
 
 "Regarding this morning's scripture posting on social media, be assured that the post was not done in response to last night's tragedy. The post was designed and scheduled last Thursday," Patrick's office said. 
 
 "We regret the unfortunate timing of these pots and ask everyone to join us in praying for the people of Orlando in this awful time," Patrick's office said. 
 
 Lt. Gov. Patrick finally addressed his tweet with a Facebook post Sunday afternoon, confirming that he posts scripture every Sunday. "Those posts are chosen in advance and scheduled in advance," Patrick wrote. "Our scripture was not posted in re-action to the shooting." 
 
 You can read Lt. Gov. Patrick's full Facebook post below: 
 
 NBC 5's Julie Fine contributed to this report. 
 
 
 
 Copyright Associated Press / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
– "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." That's the Bible verse Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tweeted Sunday morning, just hours after at least 50 people were killed and 53 others were injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the Houston Chronicle reports. Twitter users were quick to condemn the since-deleted tweet of Galatians 6:7. "Tweeted as new breaks of mass casualties at a gay nightclub," one Twitter user responded. "Vile. Have you no shame?" The Texas Democratic party responded with a tweet calling for Patrick to apologize, NBC 5 reports. But in a press release, Patrick's rep says the whole thing is a case of "unfortunate timing," adding that "the post was not done in response to last night's tragedy. The post was designed and scheduled last Thursday." On Facebook, Patrick, who is traveling outside the US, writes, "Let me be clear, I didn't pull down the FB post & tweet because God's word is wrong. I took it down to stop the hateful comments and the misinformation being spread of God's message to all of us—straight or gay."