Trump: ‘We Cannot Be Defined by the Evil that Threatens Us or the Violence that Incites Such Terror’

TRUMP: "We struggle for the words to explain to our children how such evil can exist. How there can be such cruelty and such suffering. But we cannot be defined by the evil that threatens us or the violence that incites such terror. We are defined by our love, our caring and our courage.

"In the darkest moments, what shines most brightly is the goodness that thrives in the hearts of our people. That goodness is our lighthouse and our solace is knowledge that the souls of those who passed are now at peace in heaven. Here on Earth, we are blessed to be surrounded by heroes.

"As one eyewitness recounted this week, while everyone else was crouching, police officers were standing up as targets just trying to direct people and tell them where to go. The officers were standing up in the line of fire to help those in danger and to find out where those horrible shots were coming from. Words cannot describe the bravery that the whole world witnessed on Sunday night. Americans defied death and hatred with love and with courage."