President Donald Trump’s delayed response to condemn a national rise in anti-Semitism was met with criticism from civil rights groups.
“The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil,” the president said Tuesday after taking a tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
Since January, at least 69 bomb threats have been made to Jewish community centers around the country. Trump was previously slammed for failing on at least two separate occasions to comment on the incidents, which have raised concerns among Jewish groups. And Trump’s statement Tuesday garnered further backlash for being what some considered not strong enough and not soon enough.
