Parkland victim's dad slams VP Kamala Harris' 'photo op' visit to 'push an agenda': 'Slap in the face'
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The father of one of the victims in the Parkland, Florida school shooting spoke out against Vice President Harris' visit to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
People visit the memorial for the victims of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people, on the fifth anniversary of the massacre on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Saul Martinez/Getty Images) On February 14, 2018, 14 students and three staff members were killed during a mass shooting at the school. (Photo by Saul Martinez/Getty Images) A memorial is made outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) I find the whole thing offensive. She's just spitting in the face of all of that work because she wants to promote gun control. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
"What's frustrating to me is that this building should have been demolished years ago, and it's now being used as a photo op for politicians that want to push an agenda," Petty said. "But politicians, quite frankly, don't understand what it takes to protect our nation's schools. They don't understand the causes of the Parkland tragedy." She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
"They don't understand what led to the tragedy and are just there to push their gun control agenda," he said. "I'm tired of it. It needs to stop. The building needs to be demolished." Story tips and ideas can be sent to sarah.rumpf@fox.com and on X: @s_rumpfwhitten.
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