Trump hails Australian hero as ‘brave person’ for confronting Bondi Beach gunman
🇺🇸🇦🇺 TRUMP PRAISES AUSTRALIAN HERO WHO FOUGHT GUNMAN DURING BOND BEACH ATTACK
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 14, 2025
Trump gave a strong public tribute to the man who confronted one of the shooters during the Bondi Beach massacre in Australia.
According to Trump, the man acted with extreme courage and saved many… https://t.co/uE36DPRnIf pic.twitter.com/KlPwsdmPcN
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump honored Ahmed El Ahmed, 43, the Australian man who courageously confronted a gunman during the Bondi Beach attack. Trump described him as a "very brave person" and expressed his deep respect for his actions.
Trump said, "Great respect to that man that did that," during a press conference at the White House on Sunday, December 14. The devastating attack claimed the lives of at least 16 people, including a child, marking it as the deadliest te**orist incident in Australia’s history.
Trump says he has 'great respect' for Australian man who tackled a Bondi Beach shooter
Man in white rushes the shooter, wrestles the gun from him and backs him off.
— TruthUnfiltered (@Truth_Unfiltere) December 14, 2025
Bloke will go down as a national hero.
Incredible. pic.twitter.com/tDORl1kNKU
Donald Trump praised the Australian man for his extraordinary courage, saying he saved many lives by confronting the attacker head-on. "In Australia, you probably read it. It's been. It's been a very, very brave person, actually, who went and attacked frontally, one of the shooters," the commander-in-chief said.
"And saved a lot of lives. So very brave person, who's right now in the hospital? Pretty seriously wounded. So, I have great respect for that," he added.
Hero who tackled the gunman has been identified as Ahmed Al Ahmed, a fruit shop owner. pic.twitter.com/cVrRw4Fres
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 14, 2025
Speaking publicly after deadly violence across three countries, Trump offered condolences and described the situation as “a rough day” for the United States and its allies. He referenced the shooting at Brown University, the antisemitic attack in Australia, and the deaths of US personnel in Syria in an apparent ISIS attack.
Not just Trump, other world leaders have also praised Ahmed Al Ahmed for his bravery. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the man as "brave" in a statement regarding the shooting. "We saw an action of a brave man - turns out a Muslim brave man, and I salute him - that stopped one of these te**orists from killing innocent Jews," Netanyahu said.
🇮🇱🇦🇺| Netanyahu praised the man who confronted the Bondi attacker, unaware of his identity or that he is Muslim.
— Daniella Modos - Cutter -SEN (@DmodosCutter) December 14, 2025
“We've seen evil at its worst and Jewish heroism at its best. I saw a video of a Jew who pounces on one of the murderers, takes his weapon, and saves who knows how… pic.twitter.com/BF0ODX8x7S
Heroic story of Ahmed Al Ahmed’s bravery at Bondi Beach
Not all heros wear capes.
— Kr!§hhh_ಚೇ 👑 (@ITSCK47) December 14, 2025
Kudos to this man who attacked the shooter near Bondi beach https://t.co/kVJ2IQHL4v
Viral footage showed a civilian confronting a gunman during a deadly attack at Bondi Beach, where two individuals opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration. In the clip, Ahmed Al Ahmed crouches behind a parked car as one of the shooters fires into the crowd.
The video captures Ahmed charging the gunman and wrestling the weapon away in a daring move that likely saved multiple lives. A father of two, Ahmed, is now hospitalized and awaiting surgery after being shot by the second attacker, according to Australian media.
