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The White House issued a statement to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, in which President Donald Trump called these days an opportunity to "honor the blessed memories of the six million Jewish men, women, and children who were viciously slaughtered by the genocidal Nazi regime and their collaborators — one of the bleakest hours in human history.” He said that "our nation has borne witness to the worst outbreak of antisemitism on American soil in generations. Nearly every day following the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Jewish Americans were threatened on our streets and in our public square — a reminder that the poison of anti-Semitism tragically still exists." The president also mentioned non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust, including Gypsies, the disabled, Soviet prisoners of war and those persecuted on the basis of their sexual orientation, and praised Holocaust survivors who “imparted their wisdom to younger generations. Today and every day, we commit to preserving their stories."