Myers said that the president showed a side of himself that’s seldom shown on major news networks.
“And I must say, throughout the time we spent together, I was pleasantly surprised by a warm and personal side to the president that I don’t think America has ever seen,” he said. “I told my personal story of my experience, which they found quite shocking and upsetting.”
Myers said he conveyed a message to the president that hate speech can lead to actions like Robert Bowers allegedly gunning down 17 people, six of whom survived.
“I shared the same message that I’ve shared with you throughout the course of the week: that hate speech has no place in our society, that hate speech leads to actions of hate,” Myers said. “Hate speech led to the death of seven of my congregants and 11 total in my building.”
Hospital Visit
Myers’s comments on Trump’s visit came after a video recorded by a hospital employee was shared online showing the president and his wife being thanked profusely by workers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.The couple visited the six people wounded in the attack, including four police officers; Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, also joined to meet with survivors.
The visit was closed to the press.
The hospital employees thanked the Trumps for visiting and asked to shake their hands.
