Parkland parent Fred Guttenberg removed from the State of the Union

Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting, was escorted from the State of the Union address Tuesday night, according to multiple reports.

Guttenberg, a vocal supporter of gun control, shouted a protest after President Donald Trump’s comments about the Second Amendment.

“Just as we believe in the First Amendment, we also believe in another Constitutional right that is under siege all across our country,” Trump said. “So long as I am president I will always protect your Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.”

Guttenberg shouted “victims of gun violence like my daughter,” according to a Huffington Post reporter, who said cheers by Republicans in the audience mostly drowned out his words.

Guttenberg was removed from the House of Representatives chamber by the Capitol police near the end of the president’s speech.

His 14-year-old daughter Jaime was one of 17 students and staff killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018.

Guttenberg was a guest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Before the speech, he tweeted a thank you to Pelosi.

“Thank you @SpeakerPelosi for inviting me to be your guest tonight at the State Of The Union. I cannot thank you enough for your commitment to issues important to Americans and to the issue most important to me on dealing with gun violence," the tweet said.

He also tweeted a picture of himself with Pelosi and U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-West Boca.

Guttenberg did not respond to a voicemail left late Tuesday.

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