President of the United States Joe Biden revealed on the fifth anniversary of the shooting at Pulse nightclub that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.
On June 12, 2016, 29-year-old Omar Mateen opened fire on a Latin night at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. He ended up killing 49 people. 53 others were injured in the gunfire. At the time, it was the biggest mass shooting by a single gunman.
Back then, current President Biden was Vice President to Barack Obama, and they visited the site to offer their support.
On Saturday, Joe Biden released in a statement about the Pulse nightclub, and revealing his plans to make it a national memorial.
“Over the years, I have stayed in touch with families of the victims and with the survivors who have turned their pain into purpose, and who remind us that we must do more than remember victims of gun violence and all of the survivors, family members, and friends left behind; we must act.”
“We must drive out hate and inequities that contribute to the epidemic of violence and murder against transgender women — especially transgender women of color.”
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, walked Saturday at the Capitol Pride Walk And Rally in Washington.
“We still have so much to do,” Harris said.
