--- title: Read Donald Trump's Remarks on the Texas School Shooting description: President Donald Trump addressed the shooting at Santa Fe High School that left eight to 10 people dead, calling it a "very sad day." canonical: https://time.com/5282538/donald-trump-santa-fe-texas-school-shooting-remarks/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-18T16:20:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T20:19:03.514Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read President Trump's Remarks on the Texas School Shooting og:description: "Very sad day. Very very sad" og:url: https://time.com/5282538/donald-trump-santa-fe-texas-school-shooting-remarks/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99e780f93a975542/698930bfdb29876b1e25fb07/trump-prison-reform-summit.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Trump Prison Reform Summit og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read President Trump's Remarks on the Texas School Shooting twitter:description: "Very sad day. Very very sad" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99e780f93a975542/698930bfdb29876b1e25fb07/trump-prison-reform-summit.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read President Trump's Remarks on the Texas School Shooting  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson May 18, 2018 4:20 PM UTC  President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prison reform at the White House in Washington, DC on May 18, 2018 President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prison reform at the White House in Washington, DC on May 18, 2018Evan Vucci—AP/REX/Shutterstock  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson May 18, 2018 4:20 PM UTC President Donald Trump addressed the [shooting at a Texas high school](http://time.com/5282212/santa-fe-high-school-texas-school-shooting/) on Friday that left eight to 10 people dead, calling it a “very sad day.” Speaking before a summit on prison reform at the White House, Trump expressed sympathy for the victims and called on government to act to prevent more school shootings. His comments come three months after the deadly [school shooting in Parkland, Florida](http://time.com/5160126/donald-trump-florida-shooting-speech-transcript/). After Parkland, Trump put forth a [school safety plan](http://time.com/5195469/donald-trump-gun-control-white-house/) that advocated for various gun proposals including strengthening background checks, banning bump stocks and arming teachers. Earlier, he tweeted his condolences about the shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, which is southwest of Houston. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/997493407097524224) You can read a full transcript of Trump’s comments on the Texas shooting below. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5282538/donald-trump-santa-fe-texas-school-shooting-remarks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5282538/donald-trump-santa-fe-texas-school-shooting-remarks/"},"headline":"Read President Trump's Remarks on the Texas School Shooting","datePublished":"2018-05-18T16:20:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T20:19:03.514Z","description":"\"Very sad day. 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