The hero who sprang into action after a father-son duo opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Australia last month visited America this week.
Ahmed al-Ahmed, an immigrant shop owner, was in New York as the guest of Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, the organizer of the event on the beach that resulted in the deaths of 15 people, when a reporter asked al-Ahmed if he would be visiting President Donald J. Trump during his visit.
“I wish. I want to meet him, he is a hero of the world. I love him, he’s a strong man,” the Muslim shop owner said.
🚨BREAKING: Australian Bondi beach terror-attack hero on Donald Trump:
“I want to meet him, he is a hero of the world. I love him, he’s a strong man.”
Trump is loved across the West! 🇺🇸🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/uezByOSlt1
— Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) January 8, 2026
Having lived in Australia for the past 15 years, al-Ahmed was visiting Bondi Beach for coffee when the terror attack unfolded. He managed to tackle one of the gunmen and took away his rifle, but was shot five times, suffering bullet wounds to his chest, shoulder, and arm.
“I’m defending my people,” he said. “It’s defending innocent people, whatever their religion,” al-Ahmed said of his actions. “I didn’t think about anything. I think only behind me, kids crying, woman screaming. I felt, I’m the one who has to save them.”
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
The unhinged left in Australia will now label this hero as a domestic terrorist
— 🇺🇸 SteveO 🇺🇸 (@crypto_SteveO69) January 8, 2026
This hero speaks truth Trump’s unyielding strength inspires real men across the West to stand against chaos.
— Leo Simpson (@LeoSimpson) January 8, 2026
Strength and character shine in times of crisis, and it sounds like this hero has both in abundance!
— Colbert (@sirshibaninja) January 8, 2026
I hope @realDonaldTrump meets him if only to piss off @AlboMP and our left wing socialist party.
— Nabootique (@Vince_Noir77) January 8, 2026
Leader of the Free World. pic.twitter.com/t2RdiHL3wf
— I Love America News (@ILA_NewsX) January 8, 2026
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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