U.S. President Donald Trump published his official statement on Truth Social on Wednesday evening, marking three years since the October 7 massacre. Trump expressed profound shock at the atrocities and emphasized that he will never forget the victims or the horrors that occurred that day. “Exactly three years ago, on October 7, the world witnessed one of the darkest and most terrible days in the history of Israel,” Trump wrote. “Innocent men, women, and children were murdered, kidnapped, and subjected to unimaginable atrocities at the hands of Hamas terrorists.”
Trump added that the United States remembers those murdered, honors the survivors and their families, and remembers the hostages who were forced to endure what he described as “the unthinkable.”
“I fought relentlessly to bring the hostages home and reunite them with their loved ones—and I did, both the living and the dead,” the American president wrote. Concluding his post, Trump stressed: “We will never forget October 7. We will never forget the victims. And we will always stand firm against the forces of terror and evil.”
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Earlier in the evening, Trump spoke by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said he sent greetings to the people of Israel through him. “I spoke with Netanyahu and wished him well, and I wished the people of Israel well,” Trump said. “It was a terrible day and a tragedy.” The American president then addressed the price paid by the side that carried out the October 7 attack. “The other side is paying a very big price for what they did on October 7, believe me,” he said. Trump also addressed Iran, saying: “Their country is being wiped out.”