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George II

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:20 PM Oct 2018

Trump makes solemn visit to Pittsburgh, even as officials shun his timing [View all]

Source: CNN

Updated 6:07 PM ET, Tue October 30, 2018

(CNN)President Donald Trump paid a solemn visit Tuesday to grieving Pittsburgh, where some local officials said his presence was unwelcome and where shouts of protest could be heard in the distance as he viewed memorials to the murdered victims.

Trump went unaccompanied by a slate of elected leaders who declined invitations to join him. Instead he traveled alongside the first lady and prominent Jewish members of his administration -- including daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner -- to somberly lay stones atop the 11 Star of David markers planted in the ground outside the Tree of Life synagogue. The traditional Jewish practice was in remembrance of the victims of Saturday's shooting spree, the worst anti-Semitic attack in American history.

Trump was greeted at the scene by the congregation's rabbi, Jeffrey Myers, and Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer. He lit candles in the synagogue's entryway, but did not venture into the sanctuary, which is still considered a crime scene.

Later, Trump visited with wounded law enforcement officers at a local hospital. He was due back in Washington in a matter of hours

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/politics/donald-trump-pittsburgh-visit-shooting/index.html



Nothing shames or embarrasses this person.

At least he had Jared and Ivanka to comfort him.
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