Nancy Pelosi says Trump campaign ’emboldened anti-Semites to desecrate Jewish cemeteries’

Nancy Pelosi says that an “atmosphere” created by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has contributed to rising anti-Semitism in the United States.

Speaking at the AIPAC annual Policy Conference, the US House Democratic minority leader expressed her shock at recent developments that she said has contributed to anti-Semitism.

“A presidential campaign in which hate speech went unchallenged, an atmosphere that has emboldened anti-Semites to desecrate Jewish cemeteries. Hatred crimes continuing to increase. White supremacists and the alt-right feel empowered an connected to the White House,” she said.

“This is unacceptable. Elected leaders must condemn anti-Semitism and bigotry in all forms,” she says.

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