Posts Share with X According to reports from Kamala HQ, Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio called school shootings a “fact of life” in response to the recent Georgia school shooting.
J.D. Vance responded to the deadly Georgia shooting by saying school shootings are a “fact of life” and criticizing common-sense gun safety reforms. pic.twitter.com/ISNRuXneg6
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 6, 2024
Verdict: Misleading
The quote was taken out of context: Vance actually said, “I hate that this is the reality” before advocating for increased security measures in schools.
Fact check:
14-year-old Colt Gray has been charged with four counts of murder for shooting and killing two classmates and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday. New York PostThe outlet reported that his family was “broken,” his mother had previously been arrested for domestic violence and his father had bought a gun for his son.
According to a post from Kamala HQ, Vance said school shootings are just a “fact of life.” The post read, “JD Vance responded to the deadly Georgia mass shooting by saying school shootings are just a 'fact of life,' and attacked common sense gun safety reform.”
The remarks were taken out of context and were revealed in an attached video from Kamala HQ. Vance said the full statement, “I hate to accept this. I hate that this is a fact of life,” and added, “We need to beef up our security so that if some psycho can walk in through the front door and kill our kids, they can't do it.” (Related: Does this video show Kamala Harris demanding the removal of the X?)
The Associated Press is X post He acknowledged that he had to retract his earlier post to add context to a partial quote from Vance. post “J.D. Vance lamented that school shootings are a 'fact of life' and said the US needs to step up security to prevent massacres like the one this week in Georgia that left four dead.”
This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted to add context to a partial quote from Vance.
— Associated Press (@AP) September 6, 2024
The original headline was, “JD Vance says school shootings are 'everyday occurrence' and calls for increased security.” Fox News.
“This is another example of the fake news media brazenly lying about a Republican politician,” Vance spokesman William Martin said in a statement to Fox News. “Senator Vance said the exact opposite of what the Associated Press claims.”
Kamala HQ released a statement about the “facts of life” comments, which read in part, “Donald Trump and J.D. Vance believe school shootings are a 'fact of life' and 'we must get over it.'”
It is true that former President Donald Trump said of the Iowa school shooting in January, “This is awful. I'm shocked that it's happening here. But we have to get over it and move on.” NBC News.
Posted by Trump War Room reply An email sent to Kamala HQ read, “Kamala's intern released a statement claiming this was fake news, but the AP has since retracted it. If you watch the entire video, you can clearly see that JD Vance did not say what they claim he did. These idiots lie every day.”
It contains the same video posted by Kamala HQ, but a bit shortened. Check Your Fact has reached out to spokespeople for the Harris campaign and the Trump campaign for comment.
