WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 27: Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA.), delivers remarks during a campaign event on August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Harris discussed President Donald Trump s failure to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and protect working families from the economic fallout prior to the last night of the Republican National Convention. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)
(CNN) Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the recent lethal shootings at a series of spas in the Atlanta area, marking her most formal remarks about the ongoing issue of violence against the Asian American community.
“It is tragic. Our country, the President and I and all of us, we grieve for the loss,” said Harris, the first person of South Asian descent to hold her office, on Wednesday. “Our prayers are extended to the families of those who have been killed, and it speaks to a larger issue, which is the issue of violence in our country and what we must do to never
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris addressed Tuesday s lethal shootings at a series of spas in the Atlanta area, expressing concerns about any violence against Asian Americans.