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Michael Sainato

Trump tells Iowans to ‘get over’ school shooting at campaign event

People hug and hold lit candles at a vigil.
Michelle and Dylan Woods embrace at a vigil after the shooting at the high school in Perry, Iowa, on 4 January 2024. Photograph: Sergio Flores/Reuters

Donald Trump told an audience at a campaign event on Friday in Iowa to “get over” a deadly shooting at a high school in the state a day earlier.

After offering sympathy and emotional support for the victims of the shooting in Perry, Iowa, and their families, Trump said at the event in Sioux Center: “It’s just horrible – so surprising to see it here. But we have to get over it. We have to move forward.”

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