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Sophia Ankel
Apr 28, 2019
President Trump denounced anti-Semitism, a day after he went out of his way to again defend the white supremacists that marched in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017.
The president opened up a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin by condemning a gunman who opened fire at a synagogue in San Diego only a few hours prior to the event, killing one person.
Tonight, America’s heart is with the victims of the horrific synagogue shooting in Poway, California — just happened.
Our entire nation mourns the loss of life, prays for the wounded, and stands in solidarity with the Jewish community.
We forcefully condemn the evil of anti-Semitism and hate, which must be defeated.
Trump also praised the law enforcement officials who were quick to respond to the scene, vowing:
We will get to the bottom of it. We’re gonna get to the bottom of a lot of things happening in this country.
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But the president's comments come a day after he told reporters that he still thinks the protesters in Charlottesville were still "very fine people".
Responding to a question about whether or not he would still stand by his comment made previously, he said:
I was talking about people that went because they felt very strongly about the monument to Robert E. Lee, a great general.
Whether you like it or not he was one of the great generals... People were there protesting the taking down of the monument.
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The gunman has been identified by authorities as 19-year-old-John Earnest, who reportedly was inspired by the Christchurch shooting in March and posted an anti-semitic manifesto online hours before shooting.
HT Vox