The president – who has been assailed by Democrats in recent weeks for racist tweets – did not react to the demonstration.
'You can't send us back!' Virginia House delegate Ibraheem Samirah interrupts Trump's Jamestown speechPresident Donald Trump stayed away from present-day politics during a speech Tuesday paying tribute to the 400th anniversary of the first democratic assembly on American soil – but at least one protester objected to his presence.
A Virginia state House delegate, Ibraheem Samirah, later said he disrupted Trump's speech"because nobody's racism and bigotry should be excused for the sake of being polite. The man is unfit for office and unfit to partake in a celebration of democracy, representation, and our nation's history of immigrants.
The Washington Post reported that"Samirah apologized for his posts, though he characterized the attacks as 'a smear campaign.'” Returning to the White House after the brief trip to Jamestown, Trump admonished reporters for focusing on the protester rather than the speech. Trump said"we had great receptivity" from the audience that included Democrats as well as Republicans.In his remarks, Trump praised the experiment in democracy begun four centuries ago, saying"we must be proud of our heritage, united in our purpose.
Trump visited Jamestown after two-and-a-half weeks of racially charged tweets targeting lawmakers of color who oppose him, attacks that are likely to come up at Democratic presidential debates over the next two nights.
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