Wow! This 8th grader went OFF during his graduation speech! Mic drop 🔥

Daniel Mattingly showing adults how to be real allies. He's an orphan who lost both parents to cancer. I hope his parents knew they had raised him well before they passed.

Wow. Prayers up for him!

His comment to the news when I asked about all the attention he was getting was “I made it to the news it got where it needed to be” I love it 👍🏾

Today I finished my 29th year teaching. You should listen to kids. If you care about the future at all, give them a voice.

If hearing someone truth makes you uncomfortable, then you should know that you are part of the problem. Voicing the truth should never be seen as wrong. WTG DANIEL!!

This 8th grader shows more courage than all of the G🇷🇺P, most dems, legacy media & most adults I know. Bravo Daniel 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

Why is the only video of this taken by someone who got distracted by something on the ceiling?

You don’t understand how angry that made me 🤣

Love these kids: Coming in hot and taking not one prisoner.

Well done Daniel! His generation has been interesting to watch grow They will be able to tame wild animals with bare hands

8th grader speaking truth to power sitting on the stage. Wow, that takes courage.

@Cbluepacific Go Daniel. These kids always give me hope!

Applauding Daniel for speaking out. Truth Matters our kids are not stupid, they see what’s happening in our schools and country. We look forward to our younger generation & kids like Daniel to speak out and change the world!

@CatherineM0yim Damn!!!

@cooltxchick i really wish more kids would speak like this when they have a platform 🙌

The gay kid in me is proud

The kids are going to be alright.

@FreedomTruthJoy Now there's a strong potential leader in the making. The kind we need! Yes!

Even the children are tired of this "division scheme" coming from the Right's GOP and CPAC. The majority of Americans see other Americans AS Americans---That is, as human beings, NO MATTER their race, ethinicity, creed, or religion!!!!

Digging the energy and love the courage!! More than his school ever had...

He couldn’t be stopped 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

He said what he needed to say. Bravo!

A future politician/activist. Ok lil man.

OK Daniel ❣️

More guts than most of Congress

That young man was raised right!

@sephius1999 Hold on nie lil Payton😭

Go Daniel, too bad he had to wait until he was leaving to speak truth. I hope his high school is better.

If this is what we call correct behavior at a middle graduation, we are in trouble. to many amens for foolishness. This was not the appropriate platform for opinions. Everyone should know just because he says it doesn’t make it true. #thisisamerica smh

He named the adults who tried to silence him ❤️ Kicking ass AND taking names! Keep it up, Daniel!

@Fly_Sistah What did Whitney say?

Damn! 🔥👏👏👏

Future leader.