Trump to visit Pittsburgh following synagogue massacre

White House announcement comes after the city’s mayor asked the president to delay a visit until after victims’ funerals

Donald Trump will travel to Pittsburgh on Tuesday to mourn victims of the synagogue massacre, the White House press secretary has announced at a rare and acrimonious official briefing.

But the announcement came shortly after the mayor of Pittsburgh, Bill Peduto, had called on the president not to visit so soon. Funerals for the victims of Saturday’s mass shooting begin on Tuesday.

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