{"id":2479695,"date":"2025-08-27T18:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-american-flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-worldwide-after-trans-attack-on-catholic-school\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T18:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:48:05","slug":"trump-orders-american-flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-worldwide-after-trans-attack-on-catholic-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-american-flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-worldwide-after-trans-attack-on-catholic-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Orders American Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff Worldwide After Trans Attack on Catholic School"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-orders-american-flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-worldwide-after-trans-attack-on-catholic-school%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2479695&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On August 27, 2025, a tragic shooting took place at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jane-fonda-slammed-for-suggesting-murder-of-pro-lifers-after-nashville-christian-school-shooting-words-have-consequences\/\" title=\"Jane Fonda Slammed for Suggesting \u201cMurder\u201d of Pro-Lifers After Nashville Christian ... ... \u2013 \u201cWords Have Consequences\u201d\">transgender gunman opened fire<\/a> during Mass, killing two children and wounding seventeen people, including fourteen children. The shooter, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, who previously lived in the local area and had posted videos expressing hatred toward Christians and containing violent messages, died by suicide after the attack. In response, President Donald Trump ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff nationwide and at all U.S.diplomatic and military facilities abroad until August 31, 2025, as a mark of respect for the victims. Trump also called on Americans to unite in prayer following the horrific event. Witnesses described the chaotic and frightening scenes during the shooting, highlighting the bravery of individuals who helped protect others.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the leader of a nation stunned by the violence a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >transgender shooter inflicted<\/a> on the innocent while they were at prayer, President Donald Trump has ordered the federal government to acknowledge the deaths and pain caused by Wednesday&rsquo;s shooting in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Two children were killed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-transgender-catholic-school-shooting-suspect-scrawled-anti-trump-message-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attack<\/a> on Annunciation Catholic Church, in which the gunman fired through the church windows as children from Annunciation School and others were participating in Mass. Seventeen people were wounded, of which 14 were children.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts&nbsp;of violence perpetrated on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the&nbsp;Constitution and the laws of the United&nbsp;States of America, I&nbsp;hereby order that the flag of&nbsp;the United&nbsp;States shall be flown at half-staff at the White&nbsp;House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United&nbsp;States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, August 31, 2025,&rdquo; Trump wrote in an order posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/08\/honoring-the-victims-of-the-tragedy-in-minneapolis-minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Minneapolis, Minnesota <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XMzNIwRBjv\">pic.twitter.com\/XMzNIwRBjv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenCheung47\/status\/1960768158207299767?\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I also direct that the flag shall be flown at&nbsp;half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and&nbsp;stations,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump earlier called on Americans to respond to the hateful violence that erupted at Annunciation Catholic Church through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-issues-statement-briefed-catholic-school-shooting-please-join-praying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">power of prayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have been fully briefed on the tragic shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The FBI quickly responded and they are on the scene. The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. Please join me in praying for everyone involved!&rdquo; Trump wrote in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1960722994055237702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: The Minneapolis shooting suspect has been identified as Robin Westman.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-transgender-catholic-school-shooting-suspect-scrawled-anti-trump-message-on-gun\/\" title=\"Breaking: Transgender Catholic ... ... Suspect Scrawled Anti-... Message on Gun\">alleged shooter released multiple videos<\/a> on social media, which showed that he clearly hated Christians. They have since been taken down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Where is your God?&rdquo; read one mag.<\/p>\n<p>Evil monster. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oyiCkqNwkw\">pic.twitter.com\/oyiCkqNwkw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1960748280230633859?\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Transgender Minnesotan Robin Westman, 23, who formerly went by the name Robert, has been identified as the shooter, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kare11.com\/article\/news\/local\/shooter-identified-in-minneapolis-catholic-school-shooting\/89-bafd06bc-fafe-4187-ae44-64ed0b2fd138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KARE-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The station reported that Westman grew up in Richfield, where Annunciation School is located, and that his mother worked at Annunciation School until she retired in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/applewebdata:\/\/C30BBCAE-544D-4276-8A8F-C59FCBA4552F\/Videos%20posted%20to%20YouTube%20show%20multiple%20weapons%20%E2%80%94%20including%20a%20semi-automatic%20rifle%20and%20a%20shotgun.%20Magazines%20were%20scrawled%20with%20%E2%80%9Cfor%20the%20children%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Ckill%20Donald%20Trump.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported that YouTube videos linked to Westman showed ammunition magazines upon which writing said, &ldquo;for the children&rdquo; and &ldquo;kill Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also wrote anti-Semitic slurs in journals and on the magazines, the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman killed himself after the attack.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Robin Westman, the suspected shooter in today&rsquo;s mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, appears to have had a YouTube Channel named &ldquo;Robin W&rdquo; which has since been deleted, that contained several video consisting of guns, a manifesto&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B3JJUOIGJp\">pic.twitter.com\/B3JJUOIGJp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1960752267369332968?\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Weston Halsne, 10, said he was saved by a friend who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/parent-witnessed-catholic-school-shooting-describes-incident-unfolded-evil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wounded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was like, shots fired and then we kind of like got under pews. They shot through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/want-to-know-what-critical-race-theory-is-watch-the-matrix-scholar-explains\/\" title=\"Want To Know What Critical Race Theory Is? Watch \u2018The Matrix,\u2019 Scholar Explains\">stained glass windows<\/a> I think, and it was really scary,&rdquo; Halsne said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/minneapolis-mass-shooting-catholic-school-survivor-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My friend Victor like, saved me, though. &lsquo;Cause he laid on top of me. But he got hit,&rdquo; Halsne said. &ldquo;I was super scared for him. 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