In the wake of the Georgia school shooting yesterday, Vance described school shootings as 'a fact of life,' which ignited backlash from critics who argued it reflects a troubling acceptance of violence in schools.
Harris' running mate, Tim Walz, argued against Vance's view, stating, 'It's 'a fact of life' that some people are gay. But you know what's not a 'fact of life'? That our children need to be shot dead in schools.'
Joy Reid commented that Vance's message suggests children must accept the risk of school shootings, insinuating a dangerous normalization of such violence in educational settings.
Amid the controversy, the Associated Press acknowledged initially misrepresenting Vance's comments in a post and corrected it to clarify his actual stance on school shootings being lamentable.
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