Kathleen Rice: I Hope Trump ‘Is More Forceful’ in His Condemnation of Anti-Semitism

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLITZER Community ░░░░░░░░ Jewish day schools across ░░░░░░░░ states forcing toddlers to ░░░░░░░░ evacuated in their cribs ░░░░░░░░ latest threats followed dozens ░░░░░░░░ in recent weeks and ░░░░░░░░ the weekend vandalism at ░░░░░░░░ Jewish cemetery this one ░░░░░░░░ Philadelphia the second such ░░░░░░░░ recently the White House ░░░░░░░░ calling the actions cowardly ░░░░░░░░ hateful We are back ░░░░░░░░ democratic congresswoman Kathleen rice ░░░░░░░░ New York a member ░░░░░░░░ the house homeland security ░░░░░░░░ Your district it s ░░░░░░░░ long Island I know ░░░░░░░░ seen threats to Jewish ░░░░░░░░ centers there You are ░░░░░░░░ the homeland security committee ░░░░░░░░ assume you have been ░░░░░░░░ Has anyone been arrested ░░░░░░░░ you know who is ░░░░░░░░ these threats RICE There ░░░░░░░░ no evidence yet as ░░░░░░░░ who is behind this ░░░░░░░░ may be one individual ░░░░░░░░ are going down that ░░░░░░░░ to see if that ░░░░░░░░ possible But this is ░░░░░░░░ so disturbing Wolf I ░░░░░░░░ one of the largest ░░░░░░░░ communities in this country ░░░░░░░░ of these threats came ░░░░░░░░ my district So a ░░░░░░░░ of things have to ░░░░░░░░ We have to support ░░░░░░░░ enforcement and their attempt ░░░░░░░░ do a robust investigation ░░░░░░░░ try to find out ░░░░░░░░ or how what group ░░░░░░░░ individual or individuals are ░░░░░░░░ this But we also ░░░░░░░░ to speak out and ░░░░░░░░ this kind of bigotry ░░░░░░░░ this kind of hatred ░░░░░░░░ the strongest terms whatsoever ░░░░░░░░ The threats seem to ░░░░░░░░ coming in waves There ░░░░░░░░ at least another 11 ░░░░░░░░ 15 today including a ░░░░░░░░ day school outside of ░░░░░░░░ D C one in ░░░░░░░░ Maryland one in northern ░░░░░░░░ Does it appear to ░░░░░░░░ some coordinated assault And ░░░░░░░░ just want to reiterate ░░░░░░░░ far as I know ░░░░░░░░ one has yet been ░░░░░░░░ in any of these ░░░░░░░░ And there have been ░░░░░░░░ and dozens over the ░░░░░░░░ few weeks RICE No ░░░░░░░░ are no arrests yet ░░░░░░░░ is no question that ░░░░░░░░ enforcement all across the ░░░░░░░░ is working on this ░░░░░░░░ s priority number one ░░░░░░░░ is no question about ░░░░░░░░ What we need to ░░░░░░░░ is people in positions ░░░░░░░░ mine need to strongly ░░░░░░░░ this kind of bigotry ░░░░░░░░ hatred I have to ░░░░░░░░ you I think that ░░░░░░░░ need our top leaders ░░░░░░░░ that I mean the ░░░░░░░░ to come out immediately ░░░░░░░░ condemn this kind of ░░░░░░░░ this kind of criminal ░░░░░░░░ that is so disturbing ░░░░░░░░ is causing such a ░░░░░░░░ fear and unrest in ░░░░░░░░ communities all across the ░░░░░░░░ I hope that President ░░░░░░░░ is more forceful in ░░░░░░░░ condemnation of this behavior ░░░░░░░░ We did see the ░░░░░░░░ president he went to ░░░░░░░░ cemetery the Jewish cemetery ░░░░░░░░ in Missouri and he ░░░░░░░░ got involved in helping ░░░░░░░░ clean it up the ░░░░░░░░ stones were overthrown He ░░░░░░░░ out passionately in Missouri ░░░░░░░░ are seeing similar desecration ░░░░░░░░ a Jewish cemetery outside ░░░░░░░░ Philadelphia What specifically would ░░░░░░░░ like to see the ░░░░░░░░ as opposed to the ░░░░░░░░ president do RICE I ░░░░░░░░ like to see him ░░░░░░░░ he could have done ░░░░░░░░ the vice president did ░░░░░░░░ s the kind of ░░░░░░░░ that we need wolf ░░░░░░░░ we see this kind ░░░░░░░░ bigotry and hatred being ░░░░░░░░ out in communities across ░░░░░░░░ country and instilling such ░░░░░░░░ level of fear in ░░░░░░░░ s lives that is ░░░░░░░░ unnecessary It would be ░░░░░░░░ if he were to ░░░░░░░░ out and actually show ░░░░░░░░ just through his words ░░░░░░░░ through his actions like ░░░░░░░░ vice president did how ░░░░░░░░ he feels about this ░░░░░░░░ of intimidation and bigotry ░░░░░░░░ back it up with ░░░░░░░░ actions BLITZER Congresswoman Kathleen ░░░░░░░░ of New York thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining us RICE ░░░░░░░░ you, Wolf.”