One day before Donald Trump held his campaign rally in Iowa, a teenager opened fire on Perry High School, killing a sixth grader and injuring five others. While addressing the violence on Friday from Sioux Center, Iowa, Trump offered his “deepest sympathies” to the victims, their families, and the community. “To the entire community, we love you, we pray for you, and we ask God to heal and comfort, really, the whole state,” he said.
At the same time, the presidential candidate (who faces multiple indictments) added later with a click of his tongue, they’ll have to “get over it.”
As seen in a video from NBC News, Trump told the crowd, “The pain that you have is very unique to your state. We’re really with you as much as anybody can be. It’s a very terrible thing that happened, and it’s just horrible to see that happening. It’s just horrible. So surprising to see it here.”