Trump responds to antisemitismegolf in US

washington - The US president Donald Trump on Tuesday for the first time responded to the series of threats against Jewish institutions in the US He called the threats 'terrible and painful.'

Since the beginning of dozens of Jewish institutions have been victims this year of four waves with threats. Monday, several institutions were evacuated after receiving a bomb threat. The tombstones in 179 graves in a Jewish cemetery in Missouri were thrown down by vandals.

Trump refused last week to respond to questions about the aggression against the Jewish community. On Tuesday, he called it 'a very sad reminder of the work that we should do to eradicate evil and prejudice. 'Trump said during a tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.