Current Events > Trump was basically alone in wanting his presence in Pittsburgh

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https://www.salon.com/2018/10/31/not-one-elected-republican-was-willing-to-meet-with-president-trump-in-pittsburgh/

Even though a number of politicians, including Pennsylvania's Republican Senator Pat Toomey and GOP members of the House, refused to join Donald Trump and many Jewish leaders didn't want him to go, the president appeared in Pittsburgh on Tuesday amidst protest to commemorate the 11 victims of an anti-Semitic synagogue shooting on Saturday.

Instead, the president was joined by his son-in-law Jared Kushner, his daughter Ivanka and his Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnunchin, all of whom are Jewish, according to CNN. During his trip to Pittsburgh, the president visited the Tree of Life synagogue and joined First Lady Melania Trump in lighting a candle in a vestibule honoring the 11 victims who died during the shooting that authorities believe was perpetrated by an anti-Semite named Robert Bowers. Trump and his wife also placed stones on Star of David memorials that had been set up for each of the victims, in addition to putting white roses on them.

After visiting the memorial at the synagogue, Trump went to the hospital to talk with police officers who had been wounded while stopping Bowers' rampage, the widow of one of the victims of his rampage and others. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders later told reporters that the widow of Richard Gottfried, who was killed during the synagogue shooting, wanted people to know that there were individuals in Pittsburgh who wanted the president to be there. Sanders added that the president had shown up to pay his respects on behalf of the country.

During the event, Trump was overheard saying "Very sad. Very very sad. Hopefully, we will learn a lot from what happened," according to CNN. Yet as he made his appearances at the synagogue and hospital, protesters appeared to march and express their dissatisfaction with his presence there. Some held up signs saying "Words Matter," "Strength through Unity," "Watch Your Words" and "Hate does not work in our Neighborhoods."

A number of Jewish leaders also told Trump prior to his trip to Pittsburgh that he would not be welcome, writing in a letter that "for the past three years your words and your policies have emboldened a growing white nationalist movement. You yourself called the murderer evil, but yesterdays violence is the direct culmination of your influence. President Trump, you are not welcome in Pittsburgh until you fully denounce white nationalism."

Perhaps anticipating this response, a number of major political figures did not join Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi all declined to join Trump, with McConnell and Ryan both claiming they had scheduling conflicts. One of Pennsylvania's two senators, Republican Pat Toomey, also pointed to a scheduling conflict as a reason for not joining Trump, while the other senator, Democrat Bob Casey, said he wasn't invited to join Trump. Pittsburgh's own mayor, Bill Peduto, declined to join the president, with his communications director Tim McNulty saying that "Mayor Peduto's sole focus today is on the funerals and supporting the families."

That is uh...kinda wild.
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No one wanted him here. Hes was repeatedly told to stay away.
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Fake news there was a literal red carpet prepared for our dear leader to step on

Source - some white supremacist on Facebook

I wanted him there.
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Its hard to hate on him paying his respects without incident, by all reports, but its still Peak Trump to go when he was asked not to.

Doesnt help that previous incidents would tend to make you think this was about him.
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Why would he go? Like, he hasn't pretended to give a shit until now. Too little too late. Kinda lame to push the story that your Russian family is actually Jewish on top of that.
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Even if you could believe Trump has good intentions, his presence is still a distraction.
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jpenny2 posted...

Even if you could believe Trump has good intentions, his presence is still a distraction.

Nobody is able to believe this. But it's kinda funny that he'll lose support because of it, since the only people that like him are racist extremists anymore.
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Bio1590 posted...

wanted people to know that there were individuals in Pittsburgh who wanted the president to be there.

lmao they have to stretch the truth just to say "there are individuals in the city of 2.3 million people that want the president to be in the city."
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Not the governor, senators or even the mayor.

Trump only went there just to say that he could.
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Not the governor, senators or even the mayor.

Trump only went there just to say that he could.

Yeah, teabagging the corpses
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P4wn4g3 posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Not the governor, senators or even the mayor.

Trump only went there just to say that he could.

Yeah, teabagging the corpses

I used to joke that the best way to get Trump out of office would be a concerted group effort to spread the sentiment that hes too much of a bitch to step down and start Trump TV or something ridiculous

But Im not convinced it isnt true
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DifferentialEquation posted...

I wanted him there.

No one cares what gimmicks on a message board want.

I know that when a non-Jewish woman marries a Jewish man she typically becomes Jewish, but it's still weird to see this article point out that Ivanka was one of the Jewish people who accompanied him
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