Trump calls Georgia school shooter ‘sick and deranged monster’

Caution tape surrounds Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. Four people were killed and nine wounded in the school shooting on Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. (AFP)
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Updated 04 September 2024
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Trump calls Georgia school shooter ‘sick and deranged monster’

  • Shooting killed at least four people

WASHINGTON: Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump said Wednesday the perpetrator of a high school shooting in Georgia that killed at least four people was a “sick and deranged monster.”

“Our hearts are with the victims and loved ones of those affected by the tragic event in Winder, GA,” the former president posted on his Truth Social platform. “These cherished children were taken from us far too soon by a sick and deranged monster.”


Russia urges restraint as Trump warns Iran of possible strike

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Russia urges restraint as Trump warns Iran of possible strike

  • Flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested on Monday ⁠that Tehran may be ‌working to ‍restore ‍its weapons programs

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday said it was ​necessary to develop a dialogue with Iran and urged all parties to refrain from escalation after ‌US President ‌Donald Trump ‌said ⁠Washington ​would ‌support another massive strike on Iran.
Flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested on Monday ⁠that Tehran may be ‌working to ‍restore ‍its weapons programs after ‍a US strike in June. Iran denies it has a nuclear ​weapons program.
Moscow has cultivated closer ties ⁠with Tehran since the start of its war in Ukraine, and this year signed a strategic partnership treaty with the Islamic Republic.