![]() Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Mayor Pete Buttigieg also tweeted condolences and condemned acts of hate and antisemitism. Very special!”Ģ020 candidates react - Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. He had a least one finger blown off, and all he wanted to do is help others. Trump tweeted this morning: “I spoke at length yesterday to Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, Chabad of Poway, where I extended my warmest condolences to him and all affected by the shooting in California. I thought to myself, for the president of the United States of America to take time out of his day, 50 minutes to talk to me about the issues at hand, was just absolutely incredible and admirable.” Exceedingly comforting to me, to my community, and he spoke to me like a friend, like a buddy, and I didn’t realize I’m talking to the president of the United States of America. He is just exceedingly kind and sensitive and we spoke for close to 50 minutes. He was so gracious and generous with his words. Rabbi Goldstein described the phone call to Kasie Hunt on MSNBC’s Kasie DC: “I’ve never spoken to a president before. ![]() On Sunday, the president placed a condolence call to Rabbi Goldstein. According to the White House, “The President expressed his love for the Jewish people and the entire community of Poway.” “We forcefully condemn the evil of anti-Semitism and hate, which must be defeated.” President Trump offered condolences to the Poway victims and their families and condemned acts of antisemitism: “Our entire nation mourns the loss of life, prays for the wounded and stands in solidarity with the Jewish community,” Trump said at the start of a campaign rally in Wisconsin Saturday night. We will not let anyone or anything take us down.” Terror will not win.” He added, “We are a Jewish nation that will stand tall. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the synagogue’s rabbi, who lost an index finger while confronting the shooter, told reporters after returning to his congregation: “I guarantee you, we will not be intimidated or deterred by terror. The father, Israel Dahan told CNNthat his children now want to leave the U.S., and that after the shooting they came to him and asked, “Why we are staying here?” One of those injured was Noya Dahan, an 8-year-old girl whose parents moved to Poway from Israel after being injured by rocket fire, she suffered shrapnel wounds.
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