Brandon Tsay, hero who disarmed Monterey Park mass shooter in Alhambra, to be State of the Union guest
, who was mayor when the shooting occurred, will also attend the president’s speech, as a guest of Sen. Alex Padilla, while Juily Phun, a niece of one of the fatally wounded Monterey Park victims, will attend as a guest of Rep. Judy Chu, the legislators’ offices confirmed.
Tsay was originally invited to the State of the Union by Chu last month, but shortly thereafter reportedly was asked by the president himself to be his guest — prompting Chu to joke to Tsay during a “medal of courage” ceremony in Alhambra, “I can’t believe you turned me down for the president.” Padilla also called for Congress to pass “sensible, nationwide gun safety laws” — a call that was echoed by Lo in a statement released by Padilla’s office.
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