Texas school shooting: President Biden, first lady to visit Uvalde on Sunday
UVALDE, Texas – President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are expected to travel to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday.
In a tweet, President Biden says they will be traveling to “grieve with the community that lost 21 lives in the horrific elementary school shooting,” which occurred on Tuesday.
President Biden released a statement Tuesday evening following the shooting, hoping he would never have to “do this again.”
“Another massacre. Uvalde, Texas. An elementary school. Beautiful, innocent second, third, fourth graders. And how many scores of little children who witnessed what happened see their friends die as if they’re on a battlefield, for God’s sake. They’ll live with it the rest of their lives,” President Biden said in the statement.
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Sen. Ted Cruz paid his condolences at Robb Elementary School on Thursday according to SATX.
The Washington Post says Cruz also attended a vigil Wednesday evening for the 19 students and two teachers who were killed in the shooting.
Sen. John Cornyn donated blood on Wednesday, according to a tweet. He says he also met with local leaders and spoke with law enforcement as they continue their investigation.
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Duchess Meghan Markle, according to People Magazine, visited a memorial for the victims and left flowers at a cross for a 10-year-old named Uziyah Garcia. The memorial was set up outside the Uvalde County Courthouse.
On Sunday, Jill and I are traveling to Uvalde, Texas to grieve with the community that lost 21 lives in the horrific elementary school shooting.
— President Biden (@POTUS) May 26, 2022
Sen. Ted Cruz at Robb Elementary school today. Sharing his thoughts on the shooting pic.twitter.com/OpnhIm5TlT
— Simone De Alba (@Simone_DeAlba) May 25, 2022
I join the entire Uvalde community in mourning yesterday's tragic shooting at Robb Elementary.
Today I donated blood, met with local leaders and heard from law enforcement about their response to the scene and their ongoing investigation. pic.twitter.com/T5yZFpPQc0
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) May 25, 2022
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, leaves flowers at a memorial site, Thursday, May 26, 2022, for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, visits a memorial site with flowers, Thursday, May 26, 2022, to honor the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, visits a memorial site, Thursday, May 26, 2022, honoring the victims killed in Tuesday’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Children pay their respects at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
A woman reacts as she pays her respects at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
Crosses with the names of Tuesday’s shooting victims are placed outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
A child writes a message on a cross at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
Children pray and pay their respects at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
Prianna Ayala weeps as she is embraced at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
Mario Games, right, and his wife, Marisela and daughter Emily, react as they stand in front of a cross with the name of their niece, Nevaeh Bravo, at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
Mario Games, right, and his wife, Marisela and daughter Emily, react as they stand in front of a cross with the name of their niece, Nevaeh Bravo, at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
A child writes a message on a cross at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
A child leaves flowers at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
A girl writing a message on a cross is reflected in the water at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
People pay their respects at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
People gather at a memorial site to pay their respects for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
