Trump on Synagogue Shooting: ‘Evil, Anti-Semitic Attack Is an Assault on All of Us’

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TRUMP: “Before going any further, I want to address the horrible shooting that took place earlier today. The hearts of all Americans are filled with grief following the monstrous killing of Jewish Americans at the tree of life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You've all seen it. You've been watching it. It's horrible. The suspect is in custody. The federal authorities are on the scene and leading aggressive federal investigation. State and local law enforcement has been incredible. This evil anti-sympathetic attack is an assault on all of us. It's an assault on humanity. It will require all of us working together to extract the hateful poison of anti-semitism from our world. This was an anti-semitic attack at its worst. Scourge of anti-semitism can be ignored or tolerated and it cannot be allowed to continue. We can't allow it to continue. It must be confronted and condemned everywhere it rears its very ugly head. We must stand with our Jewish brothers and sisters to defeat anti-semitism and vanquish the forces of hate. That's what it is. Through the centuries, the Jews have endured terrible persecution. You know that. We've all read it, we've studied it. They've gone through a lot and those seeking their destruction we will seek their destruction. Now, when you have crimes like there, whether it's this one or another one on another group, we have to bring back the death penalty. They have to pay. The ultimate price. They have to pay the ultimate price. They can't do this. They can't do this to our country. We must draw a line in the sand and say very strongly never again”