President Trump will visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday to show support for victims of the city’s deadly synagogue shooting.
A White House spokeswoman dismissed suggestions that Trump’s rhetoric has contributed to a hostile climate in the country. She said Trump won’t shy away from drawing distinctions with Democrats in the final week before the midterm elections.
“The American people reject hatred, bigotry, prejudice and violence,” press secretary Sarah Sanders declared, two days after a gunman shot and killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. “We are a nation that believes in religious liberty, tolerance, and respect.”
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