Joe Biden was in Uvalde on Sunday with his wife Jill to honor the victims of Tuesday’s shooting. The American president, who called after the tragedy to legislate on firearms, met the families and loved ones of the 21 people killed in the tragedy. A total of 19 children and two female teachers were murdered by an 18-year-old teenager armed with an ar-15 assault rifle. He was shot dead by the police. Joe and Jill Biden held back tears as they arrived there, as they laid flowers on the memorial set up in honor of the innocents massacred at the elementary school in the small Texas town. “Do something,” sang the crowd outside the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, where the presidential couple attended a ceremony. “We will do it,” replied Joe Biden according to CNBC. “He hopes to provide support and show that he understands what an incredibly awful time this is for them,” said an adviser to the president quoted by CNN. “He hopes to offer a tiny bit of comfort, if that’s possible.”
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And while the president was well received, the governor of Texas, who accompanied him, was greeted by the anger of the inhabitants. Openly pro-arms and criticized for his inaction, he is particularly in the heat of the controversy because of the reaction of the police at the time of the tragedy, who remained outside the establishment for almost an hour despite calls for the help of the children and the despair of the parents. “Shame on you, Abbott,” the crowd yelled as he passed.