President Joe Biden called for Americans to stand stronger to make the nation safer while addressing the mass shootings in New York and Texas that killed 31 people combined.
Saturday morning, Biden made a speech at his alma mater, the University of Delaware.
The president said he thought there was finally a hold on white supremacy, but then a racist attack at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York.
Ten people, all Black, were killed in the May 14 shooting. The suspect was arrested and arraigned on first-degree murder.
Before segueing into Tuesday's massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed, I went and met with every one of those parents, every one of those families. The 18-year-old shooter was killed by police.
Biden said that I'll be heading to Uvalde, Texas tomorrow to meet with each of the families. As I speak, the parents are literally preparing to bury their children. In the United States of America, to bury their children. It's too much violence, too much fear, too much grief. Let's be clear that evil came to the elementary school in Texas, to the grocery store in New York, and to far too many places where innocence has died. We have to stand stronger, we have to stand stronger. We can make America safer by outlawing tragedy, I know. Biden said that he was calling on Americans this hour to join hands and make their voices heard and work together to make this nation what it can and should be. He said we had done it before.
The president and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Buffalo on May 17 to visit the scene at Tops Friendly Markets and meet with the families of the victims.
They will speak with community and religious leaders as well as the families of victims during their visit to Uvalde on Sunday.