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Parkland Father Removed From State of the Union Address for Yelling Out

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Parkland Father Removed From State of the Union Address for Yelling Out

by Isaac Saul
February 5, 2020 at 1:22 pm
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Parkland Father Removed From State of the Union Address for Yelling Out

Fred Guttenberg, father of Parkland school shooting victim Jaime Guttenberg, is ejected after shouting during U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020. Tom Brenner/Reuters

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Fred Guttenberg, the father of a high school student who was killed in the 2018 Parkland mass shooting, was ejected from the House chamber for shouting out during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.

Guttenberg was attending the address as a guest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who exchanged her own barbs with Trump. While Trump spoke about protecting the Second Amendment, Guttenberg yelled out “What about my daughter!”

After being taken out of the chamber by a plainclothes police officer, Guttenberg later apologized on Twitter, saying it was a “rough night.”

(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

“I should not have yelled out,” he wrote. “I am thankful for the overwhelming support that I am receiving. However, I do owe my family and friends an apology.”

Since his daughter’s death, Guttenberg has become an outspoken gun activist. After he was removed, several politicians came to his defense, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

Grateful to call you an ally. You stood by CA when we fought for the toughest gun safety laws in the nation—and won.

We simply should not have to live in fear of going to a movie, a concert or sending our kids to school.

Thank you for your advocacy. I know Jaime would be proud. https://t.co/R2IZGPhUsR

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) February 5, 2020

Trump has not addressed Guttenberg shouting out during his speech, and despite promises to enact gun control reform, there have been no national restrictions on access to firearms since the Parkland, Florida, shooting.

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Isaac Saul

Isaac Saul

Isaac Saul is a senior politics reporter, editor and founding member at A Plus, the positive news oulet founded by Ashton Kutcher. He also writes the independent, non-partisan, ad-free politics newsletter Tangle. His reporting focuses on Congress, elections, immigration and climate change. His writing has appeared in CNN, The New York Daily News, The Forward, Yahoo!, The Huffington Post, Quartz, and been cited by The Washington Post, The New York Times and Fox News, among others. Before A Plus, he was an Associate Editor at The Huffington Post and the sports editor at The Pitt News.

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