Nancy Pelosi spread misinformation and was busted by Twitter’s Community Notes. Pelosi said:
“7 years ago, 49 beautiful souls were stolen and more than 50 others were injured in a horrific attack at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. Americans continue to pray for the brave survivors, victims’ loved ones and Orlando’s LGBTQ+ community left forever scarred by this act of hate.
“At that time, the families of the victims, in their grief and grace, pleaded with us to make sure that this does not happen again.
“While progress has been made – including with @POTUS Biden’s new gun safety law last year – more must be done to protect our communities.
“House Republicans must join Democrats in passing legislation to reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban and enact universal background checks to save lives and bring an end to the bloodshed.
Twitter’s fact-checkers said: “While it was a horrible event, the evidence that came out during the trial of the shooters wife was that it was not motivated by hate of LGBTQIA+.”
Her statement said:
“Seven years ago, 49 beautiful souls were stolen and more than 50 others were injured in a horrific attack at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.
“Americans continue to pray for the brave survivors, the loved ones of victims and the communities left forever scarred by this unconscionable act of bigoted extremism that tore families apart and devastated Orlando’s LGBTQ+ community.
“At that time, the families of the victims, in their grief and grace, pleaded with us to make sure that this does not happen again.
“While progress has been made – including with President Biden’s new gun safety law last year – more must be done to protect our communities.
“House Republicans must join Democrats in passing legislation to reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban and enact universal background checks to save lives and bring an end to the bloodshed.”
7 years ago, 49 beautiful souls were stolen and more than 50 others were injured in a horrific attack at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. Americans continue to pray for the brave survivors, victims’ loved ones and Orlando’s LGBTQ+ community left forever scarred by this act of hate.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 12, 2023
House Republicans must join Democrats in passing legislation to reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban and enact universal background checks to save lives and bring an end to the bloodshed.
Read my full statement here: https://t.co/6bwsqDy3nt
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 12, 2023
