President Obama praised his 2012 Republican presidential challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, after Romney tweeted "Take down the #ConfederateFlag at the SC Capitol" in the wake of Wednesday's racist mass shooting at a historically African-American church in Charleston, S.C.

"To many, it is a symbol of racial hatred. Remove it now to honor #Charleston victims," Romney's Saturday morning tweet concluded.

Take down the #ConfederateFlag at the SC Capitol. To many, it is a symbol of racial hatred. Remove it now to honor #Charleston victims.

— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) June 20, 2015

"Good point, Mitt," Obama tweeted Saturday night in response to Romney.

Good point, Mitt. https://t.co/Ryusfp8Xbh

— President Obama (@POTUS44) June 21, 2015

Obama was also quick to capitalize on the shooting and tweet his support for more gun control regulations. "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel," Obama tweeted.

Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) June 21, 2015

"Expressions of sympathy aren't enough," the president tweeted. "It's time we do something about this."