During his first visit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, President Donald Trump vowed to combat bigotry and unite a “divided” country.
“Today and every day of my presidency I pledge to do everything I can to continue that promise of freedom for African-Americans and for every American,” Trump said, calling his tour “a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry and hatred and intolerance.”
“We’re going to bring this country together. We have a divided country that’s been divided for many, many years, but we’re going to bring it together,” he added.
Trump also took the opportunity to denounce anti-semitic incidents that have been reported since he won the election and was inaugurated last month.
The president’s visit comes during the final days of Black History Month. Attendees included Dr. Ben Carson, Trump’s nominee for HUD secretary, White House aide Omarosa Manigault, Alveda King, the conservative niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and Republican senator Tim Scott of South Carolina.
Leaders of civil rights groups such as the NAACP or National Urban League were not in attendance.
