Trump on Holocaust Remembrance Day: 'We Will Condemn Hatred'

Updated: January 27, 2018 2:45 PM [ET] | Originally published: January 27, 2018 1:18 PM EST;

President Donald Trump recognized Saturday’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day with message honoring Holocaust survivors and victims.

“Our Nation is indebted to the Holocaust’s survivors,” Trump said in his presidential message. “Despite the trauma they carry with them, they continue to educate us by sharing their experiences, strength, wisdom, and generosity of spirit to advance respect for human rights.”

“We will confront anti-Semitism. We will stamp out prejudice. We will condemn hatred. We will bear witness. And we will act,” he said.

Trump later posted on Twitter, “We pledge with all of our might and resolve: Never Again!”

On Holocaust Remembrance Day we mourn and grieve the murder of 6 million innocent Jewish men, women and children, and the millions of others who perished in the evil Nazi Genocide. We pledge with all of our might and resolve: Never Again! https://t.co/PfHM7UiZ0C pic.twitter.com/25W0SZHTOu
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 27, 2018

Other public officials also showed their support for International Holocaust Remembrance Day in person and on social media. First Lady Melania Trump visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Thursday, and a number of lawmakers posted tributes on Twitter. Many held signs to signify their remembrance.

We recognize International #HolocaustRemembranceDay so that #WeRemember all the innocent men, women, and children lost. May we continue to educate our children on one of history’s most devastating events and always #AskWhy. pic.twitter.com/dzTQqLmlGA
— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@FLOTUS45) January 27, 2018

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference." Today as we remember the horrors of the Holocaust and the six million Jews murdered by the Nazi regime, I think of Elie Wiesel's words. We must actively resist hate and bigotry in all its forms. #WeRemember
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 27, 2018

Tomorrow, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, #WeRemember the darkest period in human history & how it came to be. Let us recommit ourselves to the work of banishing hatred from the Earth once & for all – work that begins right here at home. https://t.co/Zw1tUStNBc pic.twitter.com/WkHsI6yWSt
— Steny Hoyer (@RepStenyHoyer) January 26, 2018

On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we remember the six million Jews that perished in the Holocaust. We must always live up to that solemn promise — never again.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 27, 2018

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan. 27), #WeRemember the six million innocent Jewish men, women, and children who perished during the Holocaust. Our continued vigilance against anti-Semitism, prejudice, and racism remains absolutely crucial. pic.twitter.com/mEGxAEsa1E
— Archive: Nita Lowey (@NitaLowey) January 25, 2018

We remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who were massacred by the Nazis and the many other millions of innocent victims who perished during the Holocaust. We renew our pledge to never forget and to never again let such atrocities occur. #HolocaustRemembranceDay
— Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) January 27, 2018

The lessons of the Holocaust rightly serve as warning signs to us today. We must never forget how quickly fear, hate and the normalization of bigotry became the rules that governed a nation. It is our responsibility to uphold our vow of "Never Again." #HolocaustRemembranceDay
— Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) January 27, 2018

The Trump administration was criticized last year when it omitted Jews or antisemitism in its Holocaust Remembrance Day statement. This year’s message made specific reference to the 6 million Jews who were killed during the atrocity.

President Trump on Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘We Will Condemn Hatred’

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