Trump Condemns Shootings at Brown University, Sydney, and ISIS Attack in Syria

‘I just want to pay my respects to everybody,’ the president said.

President Donald Trump (C) attends the 126th Army-Navy Game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., on Dec. 13, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

President Donald Trump and the First Lady extended their sympathies to the victims and families of the violent attacks at Brown University, Bondi Beach in Australia, and Syria on Dec. 14 as he welcomed guests to the White House to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah.

“Before we begin, I want to just pay my respects to the people, unfortunately, two are no longer with us,” he said of the two killed by a gunman at Brown University. Nine others were injured in that attack.