Trump Talks About Electoral College In Response To Question On Anti-Semitism
- 7 years ago
During a press conference on Wednesday, President Trump started off by discussing his election victory when asked a question about anti-Semitism.
President Trump is facing criticism over answering a question about anti-Semitism by talking about his electoral win, notes Time.
He was at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday when a reporter asked Trump about a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S. since he was elected.
The president responded by saying, “Well, I just want to say that we are, you know, very honored by the victory that we had -- 306 electoral college votes. We were not supposed to crack 220. You know that, right? There was no way to 221, but then they said there's no way to 270. And there's tremendous enthusiasm out there.”
He then added, “I will say that we are going to have peace in this country. We are going to stop crime in this country. We are going to do everything within our power to stop long simmering racism and every other thing that's going on.”
Trump later said, “As far as...Jewish people, so many friends--a daughter who happens to be here right now, a son-in-law, and three beautiful grandchildren. I think that you're going to see a lot different United States of America over the next three, four, or eight years. I think a lot of good things are happening. And you're going to see a lot of love....”
The fact that, despite the length of his response, he never actually answered the question did not go unnoticed.
Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) took to Twitter to offer up an alternative.
It read, “I abhor anti-Semitism in any form and support efforts of law enforcement to prosecute hate crimes."
President Trump is facing criticism over answering a question about anti-Semitism by talking about his electoral win, notes Time.
He was at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday when a reporter asked Trump about a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S. since he was elected.
The president responded by saying, “Well, I just want to say that we are, you know, very honored by the victory that we had -- 306 electoral college votes. We were not supposed to crack 220. You know that, right? There was no way to 221, but then they said there's no way to 270. And there's tremendous enthusiasm out there.”
He then added, “I will say that we are going to have peace in this country. We are going to stop crime in this country. We are going to do everything within our power to stop long simmering racism and every other thing that's going on.”
Trump later said, “As far as...Jewish people, so many friends--a daughter who happens to be here right now, a son-in-law, and three beautiful grandchildren. I think that you're going to see a lot different United States of America over the next three, four, or eight years. I think a lot of good things are happening. And you're going to see a lot of love....”
The fact that, despite the length of his response, he never actually answered the question did not go unnoticed.
Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) took to Twitter to offer up an alternative.
It read, “I abhor anti-Semitism in any form and support efforts of law enforcement to prosecute hate crimes."