President Donald Trump says the recent spate of threats targeting the Jewish community in the United States is "horrible" and "painful" as he faced a growing chorus of calls from Democrats and Jewish leaders urging him to speak out.
Trump made the remarks following a tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, hours after Hillary Clinton tweeted that "everyone must speak out, starting (with) @POTUS," using Trump's official White House Twitter handle.
The President's remarks came a day after the JCC Association of North America reported that 54 Jewish community centers have faced 69 threats, including three waves of bomb threats, since January. They also follow the vandalism of 100 headstones at a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis.
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