Steve Israel on Trump Speech: He’s a ‘Uniter When He Reads from a Teleprompter’

‘— but seems to be a divider when he speaks from the heart’

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ISRAEL: "It’s hard for a New Yorker to sit by and be patient. Look, what we’re hearing tonight is a reflection of the deflection. This is not about the antifa. I condemn with them. This isn’t about them, don. This is about a group of neo-nazi who’s marched past a synagogue with torch lights and assault weapons. Every time we hear if you’re going to condemn one, you should condemn the other. That’s not what this is about. It’s about those groups filled with hate, violence and venom. That’s what we should be focusing on, not these distractions and this continued deflection. What we saw tonight, by the way, was a president who was a uniter when he reads from a teleprompter but seems to be a divider when he speaks from the heart. I will hope he will be more consistent with the words written for him as we go forward."

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