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Biden jokes about Christians being targeted in Nashville school shooting

Headline from Newsweek

Senator Josh Hawley has called for the shooting at a school in Nashville to be investigated as a hate crime.

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Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Nashville school shooting: Biden criticized for joking about ice cream in first statement since attack (opens Fox News)

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    Former Republican Gov. Chris Christie criticized President Biden for his initial response to the Nashville school shooting, which left three adults and three children dead.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Nashville shooting: Chris Christie slams Biden for cracking joke after school attack (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Former New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie slammed President Joe Biden for making a joke after a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday. He called the notion that Biden "misunderstood the moment" an "understatement."

  3. Newsweek

    Biden jokes about Christians being targeted in Nashville school shooting (opens Newsweek)

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    Senator Josh Hawley has called for the shooting at a school in Nashville to be investigated as a hate crime.

  4. PJ Media

    WATCH: Inappropriate Biden Laughs, Makes Political Joke When Asked About Nashville Shooting (opens PJ Media)

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    When asked about the Nashville shooting on Tuesday, Joe Biden for some reason thought it was appropriate make a political joke and laugh about it.

  5. The Christian Post

    Biden criticized for 'joking' about possible anti-Christian motive behind Nashville shooting (opens The Christian Post)

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    President Joe Biden is receiving criticism for seemingly joking that he would not consider Monday s Christian school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, a hate crime if Republican Sen Josh Hawley of ...

  6. BizPac Review

    Biden jokes about not believing Christians were the target in Nashville killing spree if Sen. Hawley does (opens BizPac Review)

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    The murder of Christian children appeared of little genuine concern to President Joe Biden Tuesday when he again saw fit to crack jes considered “beneath the dignity […]

  7. New York Post

    Biden jokes he doesn’t believe Christians were targeted in Nashville shooting if Sen. Hawley does (opens New York Post)

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    President Biden laughed off a question from a reporter on Tuesday about whether the transgender shooter at a Christian elementary school in Nashville was targeting people of faith.

  8. Fox News

    Biden takes heat for joking around in response to question about Nashville school shooting: 'What a disgrace' (opens Fox News)

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    President Biden invoked a playful tone when asked whether he agrees with Sen. Josh Hawley's theory that the Nashville shooting should be investigated as a hate crime.

  9. The Daily Caller

    ‘What A Disgrace’: Sen. Josh Hawley Slams Biden For ‘Joking’ About Nashville Shooting (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley criticized President Joe Biden on Tuesday for "joking" about the Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting in which six people died.

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