--- title: Donald Trump Speaks on Anti-Semitism After Museum Tour description: President Donald Trump toured the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, where he denounced bigotry. canonical: https://time.com/4677240/donald-trump-anti-semitism-remarks-african-american-museum/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-21T17:30:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2024-01-24T12:09:16.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read President Trump's Remarks on Anti-Semitism og:description: "This tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry." og:url: https://time.com/4677240/donald-trump-anti-semitism-remarks-african-american-museum/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5917f127d500feeb/6988bb29196cf42ee303ef33/donald-trump12.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: President Trump Visits African-American Museum in Washington og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read President Trump's Remarks on Anti-Semitism twitter:description: "This tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5917f127d500feeb/6988bb29196cf42ee303ef33/donald-trump12.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read President Trump's Remarks on Anti-Semitism  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Updated: Jan 24, 2024 12:09 PM UTCPublished: Feb 21, 2017 5:30 PM UTC  President Donald Trump delivers remarks after touring the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on February 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after touring the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on February 21, 2017 in Washington, DC.Pool—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Updated: Jan 24, 2024 12:09 PM UTCPublished: Feb 21, 2017 5:30 PM UTC [President Trump](http://time.com/4677042/donald-trump-impeachment-book/) on Tuesday toured the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, where he [denounced bigotry](http://time.com/4676837/donald-trump-anti-semitism-threats/?xid=homepage) and called recent anti-Semitic threats and [incidents of vandalism](http://time.com/4676540/antisemitism-missouri-vandalism-jewish-cemetery/) made to Jewish centers “horrible.” In remarks he made at the tail-end of his visit, Trump said he was “deeply proud” of the museum, which he said served as a “beautiful tribute to so many American heroes,” including Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington and Rosa Parks. He also pledged to continue fighting for “freedom for African-Americans and for every American.” “This tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms,” Trump said. 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