Biden Claims He Visited the Tree of Life Synagogue After Shooting – Synagogue Says That Didn’t Happen
President Joe Biden says he visited the Tree of Life Synagogue after a deadly massing shooting. However, the executive director of the synagogue says that did not happen. During an event with Jewish leaders ahead of…
President Joe Biden says he visited the Tree of Life Synagogue after a deadly massing shooting.
However, the executive director of the synagogue says that did not happen.
During an event with Jewish leaders ahead of Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the president said he visited the synagogue after the 2018 shooting.
“I remember spending time at the, you know, going to the, you know, the Tree of Life Synagogue, speaking with them,” Biden said.
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However, Barb Feige, executive director of the Tree of Life, since 2019 told The New York Post that Biden did not visit the synagogue.
Feige firmly said “no” Biden did not visit, the Post writes.
Eleven people were killed when a man opened fire in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Oct. 2018. The New York Times notes the shooting was “described as among the deadliest against the Jewish community in the United States.”
CNN’s fact-checker, Daniel Dale, noted that the White House has not commented on the story. He added, “In other words, they have not disputed what the synagogue told the Post.”