Claim: On Jan. 5, 2024, during a presidential campaign speech delivered in Sioux Center, Iowa, former U.S. President Donald Trump said of the previous day's school shooting in Perry, Iowa, "We have to get over it." The post referenced a school shooting on Jan. 4 at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa. Upon a review of his full comments, we found that he had called the shooting "terrible" four different times and had said the words, "We have to get over it." We transcribed Trump's complete remarks to the rally crowd:Before going further, I want to send our support and our deepest sympathies to the victims and families touched by the terrible school shooting yesterday in Perry, Iowa. Note: Trump's full comments about the school shooting can also be watched in this live YouTube video from Right Side Broadcasting Network.
Source: CNN January 06, 2024 14:01 UTC