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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump respond to Georgia school shooting

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump respond to Georgia school shooting
So before I begin, I do want to say *** few words about this tragic shooting that took place this morning in Winder Georgia. Um We're still gathering information about what happened, but we know that there were multiple fatalities and injuries and um you know, our hearts are with all the students, the teachers and their families, of course, and we are grateful to the first responders and the law enforcement that were on the scene. But this is just *** senseless tragedy on top of so many senseless tragedies and it's just outrageous that every day in our country, in the United States of America that parents have to send their Children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive. It's senseless it. We've got to stop it and we have to end this epidemic of gun violence in our country once and for all, you know, it doesn't have to be this way. It doesn't have to be this way. So we will continue of course to, to send our prayers and our thoughts to the families and all those who were affected, including, you know, I I'm going off script right. Now. But listen, I mean, you know, at, at the last year I, um, I started *** college tour and, um, I, I, I've traveled our country meeting with our young leaders. Right. And so it was college age, young leaders. So I did trade schools, colleges, universities, community colleges, by the way, I love Gen Z. I just love Gen Z. But I'll tell you one of the things, one of the things that I asked every time I went to the auditorium and it would be filled with these young leader students and I'd ask them raise your hand. If at any point between kindergarten and 12th grade, you had to endure an active shooter drill. And the, for the, for the young leaders who are here who are raising their hand, I'm telling you every time the auditorium was packed and almost every hand went up. You know, *** lot of us I'll talk, I'll speak about myself. You know, we had, well, I grew up in California earthquake drills. We had fire drills, but our kids are sitting in *** classroom where they should be fulfilling their God given potential and some part of their big beautiful brain is concerned about *** shooter busting through the door of the classroom. It does not have to be this way.
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump respond to Georgia school shooting
Both 2024 presidential candidates have responded to the news of a shooting at a Georgia high school that left at least four dead and nine injured on Wednesday. Vice President Kamala Harris began her remarks during a rally in New Hampshire by addressing the shooting. The Democratic presidential nominee said her heart is with the students and teachers of the school. She called for action to curb gun violence."It’s just outrageous that every day in our country, in the United States of America, that parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive," Harris said. "We’ve got to stop it," she said, adding that "it doesn’t have to be this way."Watch Harris's remarks in the video player above.Former President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, later Wednesday. The Republican presidential nominee posted about the shooting on his Truth Social page. "Our hearts are with the victims and loved ones of those affected by the tragic event in Winder, GA," Trump wrote. "These cherished children were taken from us far too soon by a sick and deranged monster."

Both 2024 presidential candidates have responded to the news of a shooting at a Georgia high school that left at least four dead and nine injured on Wednesday.

Vice President Kamala Harris began her remarks during a rally in New Hampshire by addressing the shooting.

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The Democratic presidential nominee said her heart is with the students and teachers of the school. She called for action to curb gun violence.

"It’s just outrageous that every day in our country, in the United States of America, that parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive," Harris said. "We’ve got to stop it," she said, adding that "it doesn’t have to be this way."

Watch Harris's remarks in the video player above.

Former President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, later Wednesday. The Republican presidential nominee posted about the shooting on his Truth Social page.

"Our hearts are with the victims and loved ones of those affected by the tragic event in Winder, GA," Trump wrote. "These cherished children were taken from us far too soon by a sick and deranged monster."