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An Emotional Biden Designates Pulse Nightclub a National Memorial

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2016 mass shooting where the majority of victims were young, queer, and Latinx — as a National Memorial."A place of acceptance and joy became a place of unspeakable pain and loss," Biden said, "We'll never fully recover but we'll remember." Behind Biden and the attendees were two video screens displaying images of the 49 people murdered at Pulse.

After discussing White House efforts in assisting victims of an apartment tower collapse in the Miami area, Biden returned to another Florida tragedy, the Pulse massacre.

The president thanked members of Congress for pushing for the designation of Pulse as a National Memorial "to make sure this isn't forgotten." Senator Tammy Baldwin and out congressmembers like Sharice Davids, Mondaire Jones, and.

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