Trump offers condolences after Brown, Bondi Beach and Syria killings before rambling White House speech
Trump honors deadly attack victims and rants about venomous snakes
- Donald Trump opened a White House Christmas reception by offering condolences for recent violent incidents.
- He addressed shootings at Brown University, which left two dead and nine injured, and an antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach, Sydney, resulting in 15 deaths and 29 injuries.
- The president also acknowledged an attack in Syria where two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed, vowing retaliation.
- Following these remarks, he delivered a lengthy, unscripted speech, including a 10-minute anecdote about a White House physician being bitten by a viper in Peru.
- During his speech, he repeated unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” and suggested he could win California if the vote were legitimate.