Posted on 02/21/2017 9:47:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to combat bigotry and unite what he called a "divided country" after wrapping up his first visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
"Today and every day of my presidency I pledge to do everything I can to continue that promise of freedom for African-Americans and for every American," Trump said, calling his tour "a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry and hatred and intolerance."
"We're going to bring this country together. We have a divided country that's been divided for many, many years, but we're going to bring it together," he added.
Trump also took the opportunity to address the recent spate of anti-Semitic incidents, heeding calls from Jewish leaders and Democrats to speak out.
He called the recent threats against Jewish community centers "horrible and painful and a very sad reminder of the work that must still be one to root out hate and prejudice."
He was joined at the museum by daughter, Ivanka Trump, Housing and Urban Development nominee Ben Carson and his wife, Candy Carson, Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, and presidential aide and former "Apprentice" contestant Omarosa Manigault, among others....
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Doug Brinkley is a Democrat HACK!!
...a US black history museum that ignores Clarence Thomas? It’s a #FakeMuseum.
Glenn Beck had a tremendous amount of data gathered regarding real achievements by black Americans ,, many people that we’ve never heard of... I think a major rewrite of American History books , maybe a supplement for Black History month (I do believe it is necessary) with those high achievers and NOT the race pimps would go a long way to healing the divide.
I was in England back in the 1980’s and there was no real divide between black and white ,, there are many blacks there from former colonies but they are part of society, nothing different is expected of them ...
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