- Title: Supreme Court nominee turns away as Parkland father reaches out to shake hands
- Date: 4th September 2018
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 4, 2018) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) KAVANAUGH STANDING UP AND GUTTENBERG WALKING TOWARD HIM HAND OUTSTRETCHED/ KAVANAUGH TURNING AROUND AND WALKING AWAY KAVANAUGH STANDING UP AND TURNING TO SEE GUTTENBERG/ TURNING AROUND AND WALKING AWAY
- Embargoed: 18th September 2018 21:20
- Keywords: Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh father of Parkland shooting victim Fred Guttenberg
- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. AND PARKLAND, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES/ INTERNET/ UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
- City: WASHINGTON, D.C. AND PARKLAND, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES/ INTERNET/ UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
- Country: USA
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
- Reuters ID: LVA0028W7QO93
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- Story Text: Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court, turned away on Tuesday (September 4) from Fred Guttenberg, the father of a victim of the Parkland school shooting, as the Florida activist tried to shake his hand.
The scene unfolded as Kavanaugh stood up for the recess of his Senate confirmation hearing which opened in chaos and was marked by dozens of shouting protesters removed one by one by security personnel.
Guttenberg, now a gun control activist, walked toward Kavanaugh as he stood from his seat to empty out the room. Kavanaugh turned, looked at Guttenberg, and walked away.
"Just walked up to Judge Kavanaugh as morning session ended. Put out my hand to introduce myself as Jaime Guttenberg's dad. He pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away. I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence," Guttenberg tweeted.
Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, was 14 years old when she was killed in a South Florida school on February 14 when a gunman opened fire, killing 17 people, in the second-deadliest shooting ever a U.S. public school. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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