Trump Praises Man Who Disarmed Sydney Mass Shooter Targeting Jewish Crowd

‘That was an anti-Semitic attack obviously, and I just want to pay my respects to everybody,’ Trump said.

Girls react as they leave the site of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 14, 2025. Towels, bags and baby strollers littered Sydney's Bondi Beach. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken about the mass terror shooting that targeted a Jewish Hanukkah event on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach.

The death toll from the Dec. 15 attack stands at 16, including one gunman, with 40 hospitalised, six of whom remain in critical condition.