SFGATE: Trump will visit Pa. to grieve victims despite calls to stay away
Trump will visit Pa. to grieve victims despite calls to stay away"
Published on October 30, 2018 at 12:58AM by Felicia Sonmez and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to commemorate the victims of last week's mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue, the White House announced Monday, even as the mayor of Pittsburgh publicly requested that the trip be postponed until after the funerals. The White House announcement comes as tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for Trump to refrain from visiting the city until he denounces white nationalism. At a regular briefing, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the president and first lady will make the visit to "express the support of the American people and grieve with the Pittsburgh community." "This atrocity was a chilling act of mass murder.
Published on October 30, 2018 at 12:58AM by Felicia Sonmez and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to commemorate the victims of last week's mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue, the White House announced Monday, even as the mayor of Pittsburgh publicly requested that the trip be postponed until after the funerals. The White House announcement comes as tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for Trump to refrain from visiting the city until he denounces white nationalism. At a regular briefing, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the president and first lady will make the visit to "express the support of the American people and grieve with the Pittsburgh community." "This atrocity was a chilling act of mass murder.
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