Trump Says 'Things Can Happen' While Paying His 'Respects' To Brown Shooting Victims
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The president offered his condolences while also adding his typical Trump-ness.
President Donald Trump addressed Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University in a manner that was very Trump-like.
“Brown University, great school, really one of the greatest schools anywhere in the world,” Trump said Sunday from the White House. “Things can happen, so to the nine injured, get well fast. And to the families of those two who are no longer with us, I pay my deepest regards and respects from the United States of America. Thank you very much. It’s a very important thing to say. And we mean it.”
Trump also mentioned the deadly attack in Australia on Sunday morning as well as the fatal attack on U.S. soldiers in Syria, saying he wanted to “pay his respects to everybody.”
On Saturday afternoon, a gunman opened fire in Brown University’s engineering building, killing two people and injuring at least nine others. Police said a person of interest was in custody as of Sunday morning.
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