In his regular press briefing this week, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer mentioned the Monday, April 10, shooting at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino.

“We hope for a speedy and full recovery of those who were wounded in the events that occurred,” said Spicer, who called the shooting that killed a teacher and student and wounded a 9-year-old boy “tragic and heartbreaking.”

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos offered condolences via Twitter and an official statement.

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The White House also sent a wreath to be placed outside the school.

But President Donald Trump, who frequently mentioned the Dec. 2, 2015, terror attack in San Bernardino on the campaign trail, has been personally silent about the North Park shooting, described by police as an act of domestic violence.

The president had yet to publicly comment on the shooting as of Friday morning. He also did not address the attack on Twitter, his preferred means of public communication.

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Redlands, has accused Trump of exploiting the 2015 attack for political purposes.

“I’ve been clear on my feelings about President Trump using San Bernardino as a talking point to justify his policies,” Aguilar said in an emailed statement. “I think his silence in this case also speaks volumes.”

San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman, a former assemblyman who led the county GOP last year, said while Monday’s attack is tragic, it’s unrealistic to expect the president to personally respond to every violent incident in America.

“This is an act of tragic violence that wasn’t inspired by anything globally,” Hagman said. “Does the president need to reach out to the victim of every violent act in the United States? I don’t think he would have time do that.”

In a Monday news conference, San Bernardino Mayor Carey Davis said he received a phone call from a White House official “expressing his concern for our community and his concern for the students and teachers of North Park.”

“(The official) offered his aid in any way possible to help in this situation,” Davis added.

San Bernardino schools Superintendent Dale Marsden said he received a phone call from DeVos offering support and agreed to spread awareness of Williams Syndrome. The student who was killed, 8-year-old Jonathan Martinez, had the syndrome.

With more than 30,000 gun-related deaths in the U.S. each year, “It can be difficult for presidents to decide which tragedies warrant public comments,” said Marcia Godwin, an associate professor of public administration at the University of La Verne.

“It appears that the Trump administration has set up some protocols on how to respond to acts of violence that are based on the magnitude and circumstances,” Godwin said, referring to DeVos’ statement.

“Nevertheless, it would have been seen as a nice gesture for the president himself to comment, especially to set a tone early in his administration and because the shooting affects the same community that is still in recovery from the 2015 attack.”

“Some tragedies, such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and mass shootings are more obviously occasions for presidents to act as the voice of the nation,” Godwin added. “This particular tragedy is much more subjective, but school shootings are among those more likely to receive notice by governors and presidents.”

‘BOMBS ALL OVER’

Trump made frequent references to the 2015 attack on the campaign trail. “That looks like another Islamic disaster, I mean, frankly,” he said shortly after the attack by a radicalized couple who killed 14 and wounded 22.

He referred to the attack in his nomination acceptance speech at last summer’s Republican National Convention and in speeches about national security. Spicer mentioned the 2015 attack in justifying a temporary ban on immigration from citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries, although the ban would not have stopped the attackers from entering the U.S.

During a debate with Hillary Clinton, Trump repeated the unsubstantiated claim that neighbors saw “bombs all over” the townhouse of shooters Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik.

President Barack Obama addressed the nation the Sunday after the 2015 attack. Along with the first lady, Obama flew to San Bernardino a couple of weeks later to meet with the loved ones of those killed.

Obama tried to use the attack to spur action on gun control. But that effort went nowhere after Republicans, who control Congress, declined to take up the matter despite a sit-in on the House floor by Democrats.

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

The circumstances of Monday’s shooting differ from what happened in 2015. The North Park shooter, Cedric Anderson, killed his estranged wife, North Park teacher Karen Elaine Smith, and Martinez and wounded student Nolan Brandy before fatally shooting himself.

The 2015 attack had more casualties, involved a police shootout with heavily armed assailants and was a rare instance of an American mass shooting being declared an act of terrorism by federal officials.

By comparison, Monday’s shooting falls into the tragic but more frequent category of school shootings. It’s also an example of domestic violence in the workplace, which kills more Americans than terrorism.

Almost one in three U.S. women killed in the workplace between 2003 and 2008 died at the hands of a current or former partner, according to Workplaces Respond to Domestic and Sexual Violence: A National Resource Center. Anderson’s criminal history included arrests on domestic violence and weapons charges.

National media coverage of Monday’s shooting was different as well.

Journalists from around the world flocked to San Bernardino in 2015 and national news anchors reported live from the scene. And while Monday’s shooting received live coverage, the level of media interest waned when other news broke.

Trump, who generally opposes gun control, has promised to get rid of gun-free zones in schools. While the school had security, Anderson was able to walk in with a concealed handgun after saying he was there to visit Smith.

Staff Writer Ryan Hagen contributed to this report.