White House denounces threats to Jewish centers

[oberliner]

Source: CNN

The White House on Monday denounced a spate of threats made against Jewish Community Centers around the country.

The reaction is notable coming after weeks of criticism that the Trump administration has not been forceful enough to denounce acts of anti-Semitism that have occurred nationwide since his election.

"Hatred and hate-motivated violence of any kind have no place in a country founded on the promise of individual freedom. The President has made it abundantly clear that these actions are unacceptable," said White House deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters.

President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law are both Orthodox Jews, as are his grandchildren, something he mentions frequently. On Monday evening, Ivanka Trump tweeted, "America is a nation built on the principle of religious tolerance. We must protect our houses of worship & religious centers. #JCC"

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/20/politics/white-house-denounces-jcc-threats/

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No Donald Trump Tweets on the subject yet, though.

[ProudLib72]

1. Meanwhile in another part of the WH

Bannon is funding anti-Semitic hate groups. The hypocrisy knows no limits.

[Solly Mack]

2. That might mean something if it was coming from any WH other than Trump's.

[fountainofyouth]

3. "The President has made it abundantly clear"

Uh .... how?

[elleng]

4. 'The President has made it abundantly clear that these actions are unacceptable,'

NEVER!

[NCjack]

5. More fake news for #45

[applegrove]

6. Took him long enough.

[oberliner]

8. Trump himself has said nothing

Not even a tweet.

[applegrove]

9. He's setting a precedent for a presidency that politicized everything,

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even hate crimes, by not saying much of anything when they happen. As if we no longer have universal values.

[JudyM]

15. Finally, this morning he has.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141708809

[TomCADem]

7. Report: the number of anti-Muslim hate groups in America increased by 197 percent in 2016

Trump is an equal opportunity hater.

http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/2/16/14636418/hate-groups-map-splc-2016

2016 was “a banner year for hate,” according to a new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

SPLC cited some of the typical reasons for that label: Donald Trump, whose campaign relied largely on anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric and anti-black dog whistling, won the 2016 election. There was an increase in reports of hate acts following his win. And the deadliest mass shooting in US history was an explicitly anti-LGBTQ attack at a gay nightclub.

But SPLC also cited a new finding in its report: 2016 saw an increase in the number of known hate groups, driven in large part by a 197 percent increase — from 34 in 2015 to 101 last year — in anti-Muslim hate groups. In total, there were 917 hate groups, up from 892 in 2015 but below numbers seen earlier in Barack Obama’s presidency.

“Hate groups remain at very high levels and in fact went up last year for the second year in a row,” Mark Potok, a senior fellow at SPLC, told me. And, he added, the increase in anti-Muslim hate groups was historic — far above what SPLC found in previous years.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. A dollar short and a day late. WH statement only because of public pressure! Persistence works! . nt

[cstanleytech]

11. For a second I thought "Oh, the Whitehouse denounces Trump?" but then my hopes were dashed. nt

[riversedge]

12. I think the WH was pressured to say something. So, this becomes so meaningless!

[atreides1]

13. So what??

Why does it matter if his daughter and son-in-law practice the Jewish religion?

The Trump family wouldn't be the first in history to hold close a blood relative while paying lip service to others!!!

Besides he was asked this question at his 76 minute press conference, and didn't answer! I guess Bannon and Miller must have written up this statement for the sake of appearances!!