Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Nashville, Tennessee has raised controversy as she chose to meet with two Democratic lawmakers who were expelled for holding an unlawful protest instead of visiting the families of the Christian school shooting victims.
Former transgender activist Oli London criticized Harris for not showing support to the community as they mourned the loss of the six victims.
He said, “Kamala Harris will be visiting Nashville today to push for gun control & meet with 2 Democratic lawmakers who were expelled for holding an unlawful protest inside the state capital. She will not be visiting the families of the Nashville shootings.”
Harris blamed the Covenant School shooting on gun violence during her speech in Nashville, which was criticized by Twitter users. The attack was a targeted hate crime by a violent trans person against the Christian community and was not a random act of gun violence.
The vice president used the remainder of her speech to push for gun control while paying tribute repeatedly to the three Democratic lawmakers who were expelled from the Tennessee House for an unlawful and disruptive gun control protest inside the capital building.
The visit by Harris to Nashville has sparked outrage among Twitter users for not acknowledging the victims of the Christian school shooting. Instead, she used the opportunity to push for gun control and meet with expelled lawmakers.