Wednesday 25 May 2022 01:46 PM Trump mourns 'incredible souls' killed in Texas school shooting - with two days ... trends now 'It is a moment in time that will never be forgotten': Trump says 'words cannot express the sorrow and grief' and it's 'hard to think about anything else' after Texas school shooting - with two days until his speech at NRA conference By Elizabeth Elkind, Politics Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 13:28 BST, 25 May 2022 | Updated: 13:45 BST, 25 May 2022 Viewcomments Donald Trump on Wednesday morning said the elementary school shooting in Uvlade, Texas is a 'moment in time that will never be forgotten' and extended his 'grief and sorrow' for the victims of the mass slaughter. However, the former president is still expected to appear at an event for the National Rifle Association on Friday along with other prominent Republicans - even as more than a dozen families in the Lone Star State grieve the loss of their young children. An 18-year-old gunman killed 18 children and two adults when he opened fire inside a classroom on Tuesday at Robb Elementary School. The shooter was reportedly killed by law enforcement. 'So hard to think or report about anything else after watching the Texas school "massacre" which took place yesterday,' Trump wrote on his app Truth Social. 'Thank you to the great wisdom and bravery of our Law Enforcement Professionals, and condolences to all who are suffering so gravely with the loss of those incredible souls so close to you.' He concluded, 'No words can express the sorrow and grief of this absolutely horrible event. It is a moment in time which will never be forgotten!' Trump posted on his app Truth Social, ''So hard to think or report about anything else after watching the Texas school "massacre" which took place yesterday.' Governor Greg Abbott and Senator Ted Cruz are also expected to attend the NRA gathering in Houston, taking place two days after Abbott mourned the 'horrific loss' of lives less than 300 miles away in Uvalde. DailyMail.com has reached out to spokespeople for Trump, Abbott and Cruz to ask if they are still going to attend. The NRA, which has for decades fiercely opposed gun control of all kinds, endorsed Abbott in his re-election bid this November against Democrat Beto O'Rourke. NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre once hailed Abbott as 'a tireless defender of the right to keep and bear arms.' The organization touted Trump's appearance on Friday in a Twitter post made Monday night, before the shooting - its most recent tweet as of 9am ET on Wednesday. 'Just a few days left until President Trump speaks at NRA’s Annual Meeting for the 6th time! Hear from Trump this Friday, May 27, 2PM in Houston, TX!' its official Twitter account boasted. Cruz told CNN after the shooting, 'Inevitably when there's a murderer of this kind, you see politicians try to politicize it, you see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding citizens.' His post on Twitter expressing condolences for the massacre was reposted by progressive Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who called out his upcoming NRA appearahce. 'Aren’t you slated to headline a speaking gig for the NRA in three days - in Houston, no less? You can do more than pray. Faith without works is dead,' Ocasio-Cortez wrote. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility