Andrew Pollack, whose daughter died in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., said on Feb. 21 that "we, as a country, have failed our children."



Pollack said that he was "pissed" as he described his daughter Meadow's horrific death to the president and other families present - she was shot nine times.



"I'm very angry that this happened, because it keeps happening," the bereaved father said, declaring that 9/11 "happened once, and they fixed everything. How many schools, how many children have to get shot? It stops here, with this administration and me."











Pollack told Trump, "It stops here with this administration and me. I'm not going to sleep until it's fixed. And Mr. President, we're going to fix it. Because I'm going to fix it. I'm not going to rest."





ANDREW POLLACK: We're here because my daughter has no voice. She was murdered last week, and she was taken from us -- shot nine times on the third floor. We as a country failed our children. This shouldn't happen. We go to the airport -- I can't get on a plane with a bottle of water, but we leave it, some animal could walk into a school and shoot our children. It's -- it's just not right, and we need to come together as a country and work on what's important, and that's protecting our children in the schools. That's the only thing that matters right now.



Everyone has to come together, and not think about different laws. We need to come together as a country, not different parties, and figure out how we protect the schools. It's -- it's simple. It's not difficult. We protect airports. We protect concerts, stadiums, embassies.



The Department of Education that I walked in today, that has a security guard in the elevator. How do you think that makes me feel? In the elevator, they've got a security guard.



I'm -- I'm very angry that this happened, because it keeps happening. 9/11 happened once, and they fixed everything. How many schools, how many children have to get shot? It stops here, with this administration and me. It's -- I'm not going to -- I'm not going to sleep until it's fixed.



And, Mr. President, we're going to fix it, because I'm going to -- I'm going to fix it. I'm not going to rest. And look at -- my boys need to live with this. I want to see everyone -- you guys, look at this. Me, I -- I'm a man, but to see your children go through this -- bury their sister -- so we -- that's what -- I keep saying this, because I want it to sink in, not forget about this.



We can't forget about it. These -- all the school shootings just -- it doesn't make sense. Fix it. It should have been one school shooting, and we should have fixed it. And I'm pissed, because my daughter, I'm not going to see again. She's not here. She's not here. She's at -- in North Lauderdale, at whatever it is -- King David Cemetery. That's where I go to see my kid now.



And it stops -- we all work together and come up with the right idea, and it's school safety. It's not about gun laws right now. That's another fight, another battle. Let's fix the schools, and then you guys can battle it out, whatever you want. But we need our children safe.



Monday -- tomorrow, whatever day it is -- your kids are going to go to school. You think everyone -- everyone's kids are safe? It -- I didn't think it was going to happen to me. If I knew that, I would have been at the school every day, if I knew it was that dangerous.



It's enough. Let's get together, work with the president and fix the schools. That's it. No other discussions. Security -- whatever we have to do. Get the right people, the consultants. It's a -- these are our commodities.



I'm never going to see my kid again. I want you all to know that. Never, ever will I see my kid. That's how -- I want it to sink in. It's eternity. My beautiful daughter, I'm never going to see again. And it's simple.