The guest of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) who disrupted President Trump’s State of the Union Address has recently apologized for his outburst. The guest was Fred Guttenberg who is the father of a Parkland shooting victim. According to the New York Post, “[He] was booted from President Trump’s State of the Union address after shouting from the gallery about gun control. The man, Fred Guttenberg, made the brief interruption after Trump vowed to ‘always protect your Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.'”
In a tweet, Guttenberg apologized for his behavior, “I disrupted the State Of The Union and was detained because I let my emotions get the best of me. I simply want to be able to deal with the reality of gun violence and not have to listen to the lies about the 2A as happened tonight.” View the other piece of his statement below:
(2,2) That said, I should not have yelled out. I am thankful for the overwhelming support that I am receiving. However, I do owe my family and friends an apology. I have tried to conduct myself with dignity throughout this process and I will do better as I pursue gun safety.
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) February 5, 2020
Former Representative and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke gave his support for Guttenberg calling him a hero. View the tweet below:
You are a hero to me. Courage, integrity, honesty, humility. https://t.co/Jp6Fxe06XX
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) February 5, 2020
View the ejection of Guttenberg from the House Gallery below:
Parkland dad @fred_guttenberg was ejected from the #SOTU after he shouted at the president. Trump had just vowed to protect the 2nd amendment pic.twitter.com/B1wEyKRN05
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 5, 2020
The official White House website published a statement referencing Trump’s devotion to protecting American freedoms and promoting American values. He says, “Standing up for America’s Constitutional Rights: President Trump is a strong champion and defender of Americans’ First and Second Amendment rights. The President has made clear that he will always stand up for Americans’ Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms.”
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