The mother of Sheridan Gorman, a young college student who was fatally shot by an illegal immigrant in the sanctuary city of Chicago earlier this year, took the stage at the RNC midterm convention on Thursday and shared a message about loving America that went beyond politics.
As she fought through tears on the stage in Dallas, Jessica Gorman shared the advice of “a fellow angel mom” about unifying the country.
“A fellow angel mom, Patti Fox, recently said you need to love America, Americans more than you hate Trump,” Jessica said while joined by her husband Tom and Sheridan’s sister Madeline.
“Patti, God bless you and your daughter, Carissa. You are so right. We need to love our country and our children enough to come together regardless of which party or person is in charge. We do,” she said.
Sheridan, an 18-year-old Loyola University freshman, was walking with friends to see the Northern Lights around 1 a.m. on March 19 when she was killed. Venezuelan illegal immigrant Jose Medina-Medina, 25, allegedly approached Gorman wearing a black mask before shooting her as she tried to run.
Medina-Medina crossed the border illegally in May 2023 and was released into the country by federal...