{"id":2204805,"date":"2024-03-23T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T18:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-of-parkland-victims-blast-kamala-harris-for-photo-op-at-shooting-site\/"},"modified":"2024-03-23T14:35:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T18:35:59","slug":"parents-of-parkland-victims-blast-kamala-harris-for-photo-op-at-shooting-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-of-parkland-victims-blast-kamala-harris-for-photo-op-at-shooting-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents of Parkland victims criticize Kamala Harris for a &#8216;photo opportunity&#8217; at the shooting site"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparents-of-parkland-victims-blast-kamala-harris-for-photo-op-at-shooting-site%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2204805&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Controversy Surrounding VP Kamala Harris&#8217;s Visit to Parkland<\/h2>\n<p>Vice President Kamala\u2062 Harris faced criticism from parents of Parkland shooting victims during her recent visit to Marjory\u200d Stoneman Douglas High School, where she \u2064toured the site six years after the tragic event. Accompanied by Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), her presence \u2064in Parkland, Florida, \u200bcoincides with her reelection campaign alongside President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe VP is not there to \u2064make schools\u200d safer, she\u2019s visiting to reinforce a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reportedly-planning-an-executive-order-on-firearms-right-out-of-the-gate-but-his-big-bold-changes-wont-stop-there\/\" title=\"Biden Reportedly Planning an Executive Order on Firearms Right Out of the Gate, But His \u2018Big, Bold Changes\u2019 Won\u2019t Stop There\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">gun control<\/a> agenda<\/a>,\u201d<\/p>\n<footer>Ryan Petty<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ryan \u2064Petty, father to 14-year-old victim Alaina Joann\u2063 Petty,\u200d expressed his disappointment, referring to the visit as a mere &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-reject-democratic-pressure-to-disinvite-rfk-jr-from-testifying-on-censorship\/\" title=\"House Republicans refuse to bow to Democratic pressure, stand firm on RFK Jr.'s testimony on censorship.\">campaign\u2062 event<\/a>&#8221; at the place where his daughter was fatally shot. He criticized\u200d the administration for what he \u200bperceived\u200b as a focus on optics over actionable change.<\/p>\n<p>In a poignant tweet, \u200bAndrew Pollack, father of Meadow Jade Pollack, who tragically lost her\u2063 life at the age of 18 during the shooting, \u2062denounced Harris&#8217;s visit in light of ongoing conflicts: \u2064 <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cKamala Harris showing up to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High\u200d School today while funding 2 Wars \u2013 in which many casualties were\u200b children \u2013 is repulsive and hypocritical.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer>Andrew Pollack<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pollack further \u200cemphasized his outrage, accusing Harris of exploiting his daughter&#8217;s death \u2063for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-insulting-east-palestine-and-ohio-with-year-late-visit-to-toxic-crash-site-trump\/\" title=\"Biden's belated visit to toxic crash site in East Palestine, Ohio, seen as an insult by Trump\">mere photo opportunity<\/a>, questioning her sincerity when it comes to protecting children&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact and Reactions<\/h3>\n<p>Amid the controversy, the Washington Examiner sought Moskowitz&#8217;s office \u2062for comment, highlighting the intense scrutiny \u2062surrounding\u2064 Harris&#8217;s visit. As Harris faces backlash, this \u200dincident \u200dfollows her recent trip \u200dto \u200bPuerto Rico and \u200ccoincides with primary\u2062 results in Florida, where Biden secured a decisive \u2064victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Parkland\u200b tragedy, which\u2063 resulted in the loss\u2063 of 17 \u200clives on February 14, 2018, sparked\u2062 a national conversation \u2062on gun control. The\u2064 perpetrator, Nikolas \u2062Cruz, received a life sentence without parole \u2063due to\u2063 the absence of a \u200bunanimous decision on the death penalty by the jury involved.<\/p>\n<p>As the community grapples with the lasting impact of the shooting, Harris&#8217;s visit has evoked strong emotions and raised questions about \u200dthe intersection of politics, grief, and advocacy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/loudoun-county-sheriff-investigating-multiple-incidents-of-inappropriate-touching-in-middle-school\/\" title=\"Loudoun County Sheriff Investigating Multiple Incidents of \u2018Inappropriate Touching\u2019 in Middle School\">safer schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE\u200b WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris faced backlash from parents of Parkland shooting victims during her recent visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which occurred six years after the tragic event. Accompanied by Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Harris&#8217;s stop in Parkland, Florida, coincides with her reelection campaign alongside President Joe Biden. Ryan Petty was also present during the visit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2204806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24078581139758-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2204805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24078581139758-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2204805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2204806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2204805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2204805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2204805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}