{"id":2615507,"date":"2026-06-18T08:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-calls-mom-whose-daughter-was-allegedly-murdered-by-illegal-now-mom-reveals-call-detail-dems-would-never-expect\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T08:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:53:16","slug":"watch-trump-calls-mom-whose-daughter-was-allegedly-murdered-by-illegal-now-mom-reveals-call-detail-dems-would-never-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-calls-mom-whose-daughter-was-allegedly-murdered-by-illegal-now-mom-reveals-call-detail-dems-would-never-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Trump Calls Mom Whose Daughter Was Allegedly Murdered by Illegal, Now Mom Reveals Call Detail Dems Would Never Expect"},"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\">40<\/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%2Fwatch-trump-calls-mom-whose-daughter-was-allegedly-murdered-by-illegal-now-mom-reveals-call-detail-dems-would-never-expect%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=2615507&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>A family shared a touching story about their daughter Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student who was tragically shot and killed at Rogers Park Beach in March. The suspected shooter, Jose medina, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musician-shot-during-la-mudfest-performance\/\" title=\"Musician shot during La. Mudfest performance\">reportedly jumped<\/a> out of bushes and opened fire, resulting in her death.The gorman family recounted their conversation with President Donald Trump, who called them personally and expressed genuine compassion, treating them as a father and grandfather rather than making it a political statement. Sheridan\u2019s mother, Jessica, emphasized their pain and their resolve to seek justice and advocate for change, criticizing current immigration policies. The incident has highlighted concerns about border security and the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-blue-state-claw-back\/\" title=\"Biden...s Blue State Claw Back\">illegal immigration<\/a>, themes central to President Trump\u2019s political platform for the 2024 campaign. The story underscores the tragic consequences of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-morin-death-reignites-gop-calls-to-deport-criminal-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Rachel Morin&#039;s ... renews GOP demands for deportation of criminal ...s\">inadequate border enforcement<\/a> and the emotional toll on families affected by such violence.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><\/p>\n<p>The family of a slain university student disclosed a detail some may find shocking about their conversation with President Donald Trump \u2014 the president was not politicking or working an angle, but expressing genuine compassion over the loss of a loved one.<\/p>\n<p>Sheridan Gorman was a student at Loyola University Chicago, taking classes as a freshman when the 18-year-old\u2019s life was taken in March.<\/p>\n<p>She was shot and killed while she was with her friends at Rogers Park Beach \u2014 and the alleged killer, 25-year-old Jose Medina, allegedly entered the country illegally from Venezuela in 2023, per a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/sheridan-gorman-killed-suspected-killer-jose-medina-pleads-not-guilty-faces-victims-parents-tom-jessica-court\/18997502\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WLS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, tragic incidents like this make the blood boil of every American \u2014 including the president \u2014 as her death was preventable.<\/p>\n<p>This seems to be yet another sorrowful result of former President Joe Biden\u2019s failures to secure the border, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >deport illegal aliens<\/a>, and keep the deported from reentering.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors alleged Medina jumped out of bushes near the group, opening fire and fatally wounding Gorman in the neck.<\/p>\n<p>After the shooting, the Gorman family sat down for an interview with Fox News on \u201cThe Story with Martha McCallum,\u201d where Gorman\u2019s mother Jessica spoke on their conversation with the president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump called us, and despite what people might think, he did not say one thing political. He just basically held us. His whole team calling out, wonderful supportive things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe spoke to us as a father and grandfather.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BEAUTIFUL: Sheridan Gorman\u2019s mom had HUGE praise for President Trump after he personally called her following her daughter\u2019s kiIIing by an illegal<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump called us and despite what people may think, he did not say ONE THING political. He just basically held us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4o8nkoPazU\">pic.twitter.com\/4o8nkoPazU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2052474121401823725?\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Per WLS, Gorman said she did not want her daughter\u2019s death to become political, but has made a point to speak out. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/slain-college-freshmans-mother-vows-fight-justice-illegal-immigrant-charged-chicago-killing?msockid=3031e98ed77467320848ffd3d6146670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> included comments from her daughter\u2019s vigil in which she told the crowd, \u201cI want to say this gently, but honestly, as a mom, I\u2019m angry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m like completely heartbroken, and we are going to fight for justice for our sweet Sheridan, and we\u2019re going to fight for change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump made it a major part of his platform during the 2024 campaign to rein in the madness that was Biden border and immigration policy.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement have worked fast despite leftist agitators, ideologues, and outright terrorists endangering their lives, but we still hear gut-wrenching stories like this.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, upon hearing about the contents of this phone call, will likely be in disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>The president seems to eat, sleep, and breathe politics. Remember he was a businessman first, and seemed to step into the political arena only after a long career outside of it.<\/p>\n<p>We wouldn\u2019t by any means call him a \u201ccareer politician\u201d like Biden, who started his long tenure in the Senate in 1973.<\/p>\n<p>Our current president anticipated many existential threats to our nation, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-pollster-reveals-voters-three-biggest-problems-with-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democratic pollster reveals voters... three biggest problems with Harris - Washington Examiner\">illegal immigration proved<\/a> to be one of them.<\/p>\n<p>It was for Gorman, and in many ways still is, a life-or-death issue.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Her family shared that when they spoke with President Trump, he showed sincere compassion rather than political posturing. Despite the circumstances, the president reached out personally and offered support, which her mother praised highly. Gorman was shot while with friends at Rogers Park Beach; the suspect, Jose Medina, allegedly entered illegally from Venezuela and opened fire near their group. Her death highlights ongoing issues with border security and illegal immigration policies under Biden\u2019s administration. Gorman\u2019s family emphasized their desire to avoid politicizing her death but remain committed to seeking justice and change. Trump has made immigration reform a key part of his 2024 campaign platform as stories like this continue to emerge from tragic incidents involving illegal entry into the U.S<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2615508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ben-net-48.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73723,7691,36160,3634],"class_list":["post-2615507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alleged-crime","tag-mom","tag-political-controversy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ben-net-48.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2615507"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615511,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615507\/revisions\/2615511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2615507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2615507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2615507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}