To lose a child is to have a piece of your soul ripped away. It is never quite the same.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 25, 2022
And its the feeling shared by the siblings, grandparents, families, and communities left behind.
I ask the nation to pray for them, to give them strength in the darkness they feel.
These kinds of mass shootings rarely happen elsewhere in the world.
— President Biden (@POTUS) May 25, 2022
Why are we willing to live with this carnage? Why do we keep letting this happen? Where in Gods name is our backbone to have the courage to deal with it?
Its time to turn this pain into action.
Im addressing the nation on the horrific elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. https://t.co/8WI1nWHu6R
— President Biden (@POTUS) May 25, 2022