Donald Trump began his first address to a joint session of Congress by condemning antisemitism as a form of hate and evil and by offering an homage to civil rights amid a spate of attacks on Jewish institutions nationwide.
“Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path toward civil rights and the work that still remains,” Trump said. “Recent threats targeting Jewish community centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last week’s shooting in Kansas City, remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms.”
“Each American generation passes the torch of truth, liberty and justice – in an unbroken chain all the way down to the present,” the president added. “That torch is now in our hands. And we will use it to light up the world.”
Trump delivered his first address to the legislature on Tuesday night amid a spike in antisemitic incidents across the country, including over 75 reported bomb threats to Jewish institutions, Nazi-themed vandalism in Jewish neighborhoods and the desecration of two Jewish cemeteries in Missouri and Pennsylvania.
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