Democratic and Republican lawmakers condemn antisemitism after Israeli embassy staff shooting

An FBI agent at the scene where two Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC, on Thursday. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA

Donald Trump, Republicans and Democrats have condemned antisemitism in the shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC on Wednesday night.

“These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!” Trump wrote on social media in response to the shooting. “Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL!”