“I don’t ‘celebrate’ an agreement that comes out after innocent people are killed by political inaction. I consider this a ‘slow reaction.''
President Joe Biden’s Monday morning “celebration” of new, bipartisan gun safety legislation did not go entirely according to plan. As the president hosted hundreds of guests on the South Lawn, Manuel Oliver,Florida, stood up and began yelling. “Sit down,” Biden responded, “You’ll hear what I have to say.” As other attendees began clapping, Biden asked that Oliver let him finish speaking.
“Make no mistake about it, this legislation is real progress but more has to be done,” Biden said. Footage from the event didn’t capture what Oliver was saying but, earlier Monday,, chiding Biden for using the word “celebration” given the relentless spate of mass shootings. “I don’t ‘celebrate’ an agreement that comes out after innocent people are killed by political inaction. I consider this a ‘slow reaction,’” he wrote.
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