SAN BERNARDINO >> President Barack Obama will visit San Bernardino County on Friday, to visit with the survivors and the families of victims of the Dec. 2 terrorist attack at the Inland Regional Center.

The White House announced the visit Wednesday morning. The trip is actually a stop-off on a previously scheduled Obama family Christmas vacation to Hawaii. There will not be any public events held while the president is in San Bernardino, according to a White House official familiar with the plans. That’s similar to how Obama kept visits with the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims private back in 2012.

“I’m pleased that President Obama will be traveling to San Bernardino to meet with family members of those lost in the horrific attack at the Inland Regional Center,” Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, is quoted as saying in a statement released by his office. “I’ve conveyed to the White House the importance of the President’s presence in our region as we rebuild, and I join with our community in welcoming him to San Bernardino.”

Fourteen people were killed and 22 others wounded at a Christmas party at the IRC.

Earlier Wednesday, Aguilar led the House of Representatives in a moment of silence in memory of those affected by the IRC attack.

“In the wake of this terrorist act, our San Bernardino community has come together and supported one another during this dark chapter of our region and our nation,” Aguilar said. “Mr. Speaker, today I ask my colleagues, fellow Americans and those who hear this message around the world, to pray for the families of the fourteen victims, the speedy recovery of the 22 injured, the countless first responders who helped that day, and for the health and resilience of the San Bernardino community.

“In the aftermath of this pain, I have seen firsthand the tenacity and spirit of the area we call the Inland Empire. We have said loudly as one community that this tragedy will not define us and it will not divide us. We will not be afraid to come together in fellowship, to work together, to mourn together, or to rebuild together. Across faith and culture we will support one another in this time of need.

“Mr. Speaker, San Bernardino has been forced to soldier through difficult times before. As we face this new and different hurdle, I know my community will continue to stand together to show our country and our region the resolve of this city and of these people to heal. We are San Bernardino United.”

The Associated Press, Reuters and staff writers Larry Altman, Sandra Emerson, Nereida Morena, Michel Nolan, Doug Saunders and Jim Steinberg contributed to this report.