Former President Donald Trump offered his sympathies to the people of Iowa over the recent Perry High School shooting, before stressing the need to “get over it.”
The fatal shooting happened last Thursday and involved a 17-year-old suspect who allegedly killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others including the school’s principal.
“I want to send our deepest support and sympathy to the victims and families affected by yesterday’s terrible school shooting in Perry, Iowa,” Trump said Friday.
“It’s horrible, it’s shocking to see it here. But we have to overcome it, we have to move forward.”
After the shooting, which happened on the first day of school since winter break, Dylan Butler, the 17-year-old suspect, allegedly shot and killed himself, officials said.
The motivation for the deadly attack remains unclear. The gunman was armed with a handgun and a pump-action shotgun, according to authorities.
President Biden’s re-election campaign highlights Trump’s shouting statements.
Other 2024 Republican hopefuls are also involved in the matter.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed his condolences for the massacre but stressed that he believes “the federal government is probably not going to lead the effort” to strengthen school security.
“I think it’s more of a local and state issue. But we’ve shown how it’s done in Florida. What we’re doing is very, very effective,” he told the Des Moines Register and NBC in a joint interview.
“It’s horrible, it’s shocking to see it here. But we have to get over it, we have to move forward,” Trump said. AP
Former US Ambassador to the UN and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley met X to express her condolences.
“No parent, student, or teacher should have to wake up and face the news of a school shooting. My heart aches for the victims of Perry, Iowa and the entire community,” he wrote on X.
No parent, student or teacher should wake up and face the news of a school shooting. My heart aches for the victims of Perry, Iowa and the entire community.
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) January 4, 2024
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who had been set to hold a rally not far from where the tragic shooting took place, canceled the event. He also called gun control “the wrong approach.”
“The temptation is just to pass some laws, papers and more and say we are doing something in response to this,” he said in a video message.
“You mark my words: Tomorrow, if not later today, you will hear the cry, ‘Stop the guns, that’s the problem,’ sweeping under the rug this real disease in the heart and soul of our nation and culture that has spread to generations next and to the family unit. Lost purpose.”
The fatal victim involved a 17-year-old suspect who was accused of killing a sixth grader and injuring seven others. AFP via Getty Images
Iowa is set to hold its 2024 GOP presidential caucus on Jan. 15, followed by New Hampshire on Jan. 23.
Candidates are storming the Hawkeye State at a spirited clip hoping to gain momentum.
Trump is the runaway frontrunner in the race for the GOP nod, according to every reliable poll.
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