The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Trump met with anger as brothers laid to rest
The first of the 11 victims of the US shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh have been laid to rest.
Hundreds paid their respects yesterday at the funerals of brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal and Jerry Rabinowitz, who were killed on Saturday.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited Pittsburgh to pay their respects amid a large protest by hundreds of people.
Critics said the president’s trip drew attention away from the funerals.
As President Trump arrived, demonstrators chanted: “President hate, leave our state.”
“Trump, Renounce White Nationalism Now,” read one sign. Another said: “Trump’s lies kill.”
During the president’s visit to the synagogue one protester holding a baby was seen by reporters calling to Mr Trump’s motorcade: “We didn’t invite you here.”
When Air Force One touched down at the airport outside Pittsburgh, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were not greeted by the usual phalanx of local officials that typically welcomes a visiting president, a reflection of controversy surrounding the visit.
The White House said President Trump was coming to “express the support of the American people and to grieve with the Pittsburgh community”.
But local and religious leaders were divided on whether he should be there.