President Biden recognized the 26-year-old who disarmed the gunman in the Monterey Park mass shooting: 'He saved lives. It's time we do the same.' SOTU2023
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 3:45AMWASHINGTON --
He devoted a portion of his speech to policing reform and gun violence, with an emotional moment when he asked Brandon Tsay to stand."Two weeks ago, during the Lunar New Year celebrations, he heard the studio door close and he saw a man standing there pointing a semi-automatic pistol at him," Biden said. "He thought he was going to die, and he thought about the people inside."
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