Donald Trumpā€™s running mate, JD Vance, said in the wake of the deadly school shooting in Georgia that the massacres are sadly a ā€œfact of lifeā€ and offered ways to fortify schools to make them safer against gun violence.

Kamala Harris put out a statement with Vanceā€™s comments and called for ā€œaction to keep our children safe and keep guns out of the hands of criminals.ā€

And it appeared to strike a nerve with team Trump that she used Vanceā€™s comments against them.

ā€œKamalaā€™s interns just released a statement pushing FAKE NEWS,ā€ Trump War Room posted to X with its more than 2 million followers. ā€œWatch the full video and youā€™ll clearly see that JD Vance does not say what they claim he said. These morons do nothing but lie every single day.ā€

Except Harrisā€™ campaign shared the same video.

Hereā€™s what Vance had to say:

ā€œI donā€™t like that this is a fact of life,ā€ he said. ā€œBut if you are a psycho and you want to make headlines, you realize that our schools are soft targets. And we have got to bolster security at our schools. Weā€™ve got to bolster security so if a psycho wants to walk through the front door and kill a bunch of children theyā€™re not able.ā€

Vance said he doesnā€™t like the idea of his own kids going to a school with hardened security, ā€œbut thatā€™s increasingly the reality that we live in.ā€

All of that was in what Harrisā€™ campaign shared with her joint statement on the shooting with running mate Tim Walz. Vance said what team Trump said Vance didnā€™t say and accused the Harris campaign of distorting.

  • The Pantser@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I think every parent of a school shooter should be charged. Kids canā€™t buy a gun without being old enough and if they go black market where did the kid get the cash? I donā€™t let my kids hold onto enough cash to buy a gun, it goes in our joint bank account so Iā€™ll know if they withdraw it. When they are 18 we will sign it over to them.

    There are so many things a reasonable parent can do that a neglectful parent doesnā€™t. Also know who your kids friends are, meet them, meet the parents, judge them, judge the parents and the kids harshly. Itā€™s your right as a parent to keep your kids safe. If they are in a bad crowd then do something. Change their school, report any and all suspicions that you have, follow your kids if they go out alone. I know its overbearing and your kids may hate it but itā€™s your ass on the line if they shoot up a school or theater.