The marchers are singing, “This land is your land, this land is my land” (written by Woody Guthrie).
Donald “When you’re a star” Trump forces himself on a situation where he is unwelcome. Because he’s finally ‘being presidential”? Turns out that Trump scheduling a visit other than today would have interfered with his campaign rally schedule.
It is always fascinating how Trump offsets one failing with another piece of disinformation. Trump the mobster has been looking for a “mob” example. Dear Donald, peaceful protesters aren't a mob unless MAGA thugs arrive.
MSNBC: Pittsburgh protestors pray quietly as they walk. Signs say: No hate. No guns, no trump."
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have arrived at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, the scene of Saturday’s mass shooting.
They will enter the vestibule of the building because the synagogue is still a crime scene, according to pool reports. The President and first lady will then light a candle with the rabbis and Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer for the 11 victims.
They will then walk outside and lay stones from the White House, a traditional custom in Judaism, and white roses at each of the stars for the victims. A rabbi will accompany them and lead them in a prayer.
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Heard being chanted by protestors from a distance: “Words have meaning!” and “No more hate!”
A White House official said today that there was a discussion about scheduling the visit on Wednesday or Thursday, but the optics of visiting Pittsburgh on the same day as a campaign rally weren't viewed as ideal.
Because Trump would never wander off-teleprompter script in his campaign rallies this week that WH bullying people to show up to support his visit wasn’t partisan especailly when they demurred.
Protesters gathered in Pittsburgh ahead of President Trump and first lady Melania Trump's visit.
The President and first lady are visiting today to pay their respects to the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. But some residents and officials said the President should allow people to heal before visiting the community.
Kathy Wolfe lives across the street from the Tree of Life Synagogue and is preparing a sign of protest in case the President or anyone from the White House shows up.
"Words have consequences that you can't preach hate and then be surprised when people — irrational people, take your hatred to heart and act on it," she told CNN. "Your words — if you're the President of the United States, your words have consequences."
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Here are the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting:
- Melvin Wax, 88: His sister, Bonnie Wax, told CNN affiliate WTAE that he was a wonderful person, "always in a good mood, always full of jokes."
- Irving Younger, 69: The charismatic 69-year-old was a greeter at Tree of Life synagogue, which he had been frequenting for at least 10 years, said his pal and former Tree of Life president Barton Schachter.
- Jerry Rabinowitz, 66: He came from Edgewood Borough, Pennsylvania, and was a primary care physician in the area for many years.
- Rose Mallinger, 97: She was the "sweetest, lovely lady," said Robin Friedman, who added that Mallinger was a secretary in her school's office growing up.
- Daniel Stein, 71: The retired resident of Squirrel Hill was "a great guy" loved by everyone, said his nephew.
- Joyce Fienberg, 75: She was a former research specialist at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Richard Gottfried, 65: He opened a dental practice together with his wife, Peg Durachko, in 1984.
- Bernice and Sylvan Simon, 84 and 86: The couple, died together in the same synagogue where they wed more than 60 years ago.
- Cecil and David Rosenthal, 59 and 54: The brothers were familiar faces at Tree of Life. They always sat in the back of the temple and greeted people as they came in to worship and passed out books, said Suzan Hauptman, who grew up at the synagogue.
The complaint quoted Bowers as saying to one law enforcement officer, in substance: “They’re committing genocide to my people. I just want to kill Jews.”
Washington (CNN)
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday sharply criticized President Donald Trump's response to the deadly mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, saying Trump is partly responsible for the rise in hate and violence.
"When he goes around getting people to scream and hate, bad things happen and you saw the results here," said Bloomberg. He went on to say that the President "should be unifying and instead he is exciting people, inciting people."