Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward 71,000 Sign Letter To Trump: You’re ‘Not Welcome’ In Pittsburgh
Updated 11 a.m. Tens of thousands of people have signed an open letter to President Trump telling the president to stay away from the grieving city following the mass shooing at a local synagogue that killed 11, the Washington Post reported. The letter, published Sunday, was penned by 11 members of the Pittsburgh affiliate of…
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Fast Forward Ivanka and Jared Will Go With Trump On Controversial Pittsburgh Trip
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reportedly will go to Pittsburgh on Tuesday afternoon with President Trump, CNN reported. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump will travel with the president to Pittsburgh tomorrow, per person familiar. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 30, 2018 White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a press briefing Monday that…
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Fast Forward Julia Ioffe Sorry For Saying Trump Has Radicalizes ‘More People Than ISIS’
A journalist apologized Monday for commenting on CNN that President Trump has radicalized more people than the Islamic State. “This president, one of the things that he really launched his presidential run on is talking about Islamic radicalization. And this president has radicalized so many more people than ISIS ever did,” Julia Ioffe, a correspondent…
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Fast Forward President Trump Will Travel To Pittsburgh Tuesday
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a press briefing on Monday that the president and first lady are traveling to Pennsylvania on Tuesday, following the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend, staff at the Washington Post live-tweeted. Sanders began the briefing with a note about the 11 people who…
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Fast Forward Ivanka And Jared Urge Trump To Visit Pittsburgh After Synagogue Bloodbath
At the urging of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, President Trump made plans to travel to Pittsburgh this week, following the murder of 11 people at a synagogue in the city, the New York Times reported. The Jewish couple reportedly had to ask the president to share an impassioned statement denouncing anti-Semitism, according to the…
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Fast Forward Dad Surprised By Backlash Over Father-Son Nazi Halloween Costumes
A Kentucky man dressed him and his son up in Nazi costumes for a trick-or-treating event Thursday, drumming up outrage online, WEHT reported. A picture was posted online of Bryant Goldbach dressed as a Nazi soldier and his young son as Adolf Hitler during the city of Owensboro’s Trail of Treats event. Goldbach, who said…
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Fast Forward Gab Boss Quits Social Media Site Over Synagogue Shooting Hate
The chief technology officer of Gab.com, the site the alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter used to express anti-Semitic views, stepped down from his role Sunday. “The attacks from the American press have been relentless for two years now and have taken a toll on me personally. I wish Gab nothing but the best and will do…
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Fast Forward ‘Pittsburgh Strong’: Steelers Hold Moment Of Silence For Synagogue Victims
The Pittsburgh Steelers held a moment of silence before their game Sunday in honor of the 11 murdered in the shooting at a local synagogue. Minutes before kickoff against the Cleveland Browns, the team reminded fans in a tweet. The men in orange and black went on to win 33-14. Prior to kickoff at @heinzfield,…
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