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Trump's Controversial Post Amid Weekend of Mass Shootings

12/15/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social a photo beside a painting of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024.
The post followed a weekend of three mass shootings: Australia (15 killed, 40 injured); Brown University (two killed); Syria (two American soldiers killed).
Trump expressed condolences at a White House Christmas party, saying the victims were "looking down on us right now from heaven."

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U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social a photo beside a painting of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024.
The post followed a weekend of three mass shootings: Australia (15 killed, 40 injured); Brown University (two killed); Syria (two American soldiers killed).
Trump expressed condolences at a White House Christmas party, saying the victims were "looking down on us right now from heaven."