President Trump "Incredibly Impressed" with Rabbi Myers on Visit to Pittsburgh Synagogue: "Very Humbling. Very Sad"

Sarah Sanders : Oct 31, 2018
Whitehouse.gov

"The president visited survivors in the hospital and spent about an hour with the widow of Dr. Richard Gottfried. She said that she wanted to meet the President to let him know that people wanted him there ... he spent about an hour talking with her." -Sarah Sanders

(Washington, DC)—[Whitehouse.gov] The following are excerpts from comments delivered by White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders aboard Air Force One last night: (Screengrab image via LA Times)

In the synagogue, the President met with Rabbi Myers. They lit the Yahrzeit candles. Eleven—one for each of the individuals. The rabbi walked through the history of the church, and walked the President and the First Lady through a lot of the detail of what happened on the day. He talked about the bravery—the rabbi talked a lot about the bravery of the law enforcement.

The President was incredibly impressed by the rabbi—absolutely incredible man. The President was very moved by the visit and the time with the rabbi. He called it "very humbling and very sad."

The second stop, he was at the hospital. In the first room that he came to, he met with the three members of the law enforcement who had been discharged, and a number of the members of the medical staff, the doctors, and nurses who treated the individuals as they came in—the list that you guys have. And their families were there as well.

From there, he went to the ICU to one of the first responders who had been shot seven times. He was there with his family.

The President was incredibly moved by the man in ICU, and also how supportive all of the law enforcement members were of one another.

From there, he moved on and spent about an hour with the widow of Dr. Richard Gottfried.

She said that she wanted to meet the President to let him know that people wanted him there. And again, he spent about an hour talking with her.

And Congressman Rothfus—Keith Rothfus—was there with him. Said he was—the President was very impressed by the compassion that the congressman showed.

He said it was a great honor to be in Pittsburgh with the First Lady, to be with such incredible people who had shown such bravery.

Q: Did they end up saying the prayer that you had mentioned before?

MS. SANDERS: I'll get the specifics on that. I know they did say a prayer while they were there.

Q: Can you say why the President wanted to come on this particular day, given that he was asked to wait by some of the local officials and some of the—

MS. SANDERS: He was also asked to come by some. Look, the President wanted to show his respect on behalf of the entire country. And to represent the country in this moment. And be there to show our support... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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