On Wednesday afternoon, President Trump ordered for the American flags flying outside the White Houe to be flown half-staff. Trump made the move to pay honor to the victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Take a look: #BREAKING: President Trump has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of Wednesday morning’s Minneapolis Church mass shooting. pic.twitter.com/2dRVfsbapW — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) August 27, 2025 The Washington Examiner provides further details on Trump’s response to the shooting: American flags will be flown at half-staff this week to honor the victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday afternoon. The half-staff flags will honor the two children who were killed and the additional 17 people who were injured by a gunman who opened fire on students and teachers gathered for Wednesday morning Mass at the Minneapolis Catholic school. The shooter, named Robin Westman, according to the Associated Press, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the parking lot. Public flags will fly at half-staff until sunset on Sunday, Aug. 31. Trump said the order comes “as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.” Trump last posted on Truth Social earlier this morning, announcing he had been fully briefed on the shooting. “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!” Trump said. Flags at the Washington Monument were also lowered: National Guard soldiers patrolling the Washington Monument help the Park Service lower the flags to half-staff in memory of the victims of the Minnesota school shooting. pic.twitter.com/L6LzDe6zPZ — Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) August 27, 2025 President Donald J. Trump orders all flags of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 27 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/S9Q18udIwO — The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 27, 2025 Read Trump’s full proclamation below:   As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White 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 States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, August 31, 2025. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at 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 stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth. BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel says the Minneapolis church shooting is being investigated as an “act of domestic terrorism” and a “hate crime targeting Catholics.” Finally, the FBI is calling it what it is. Kash Patel posted to X: “The FBI is investigating this shooting as… pic.twitter.com/vKGshrFKgm — The Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) August 27, 2025 The FBI has reported it will investigate the shooting as a hate crime, according to Fox News: FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI is investigating the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school mass as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime in a post on X. “The FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics,” Patel wrote. “There were 2 fatalities, an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old. In addition, 14 children and 3 adults were injured. “The shooter has been identified as Robin Westman, a male born as Robert Westman,” he continued. “The FBI will continue to provide updates on our ongoing investigation with the public as we are able.”