US President Donald Trump held a Ramadan breakfast at the White House on Monday evening, attended by a number of ambassadors of Muslim countries and representatives of American Muslims.
The President said that the month of Ramadan "is a date for philanthropy and serving the citizens ... and increasing families, neighbors and communities close to each other, also a time in which the forces of solidarity in the pursuit of hope, tolerance and peace."
Trump congratulated the audience, saying in Arabic: «Ramadan Karim».
Trump expressed his condolences and solidarity with Muslims, Christians and Jews in the wake of recent violence in the United States and other parts of the world.
"We are also reminding this evening of the faithful who have suffered trials and tribulations in recent weeks. It was a difficult time. "
"Our hearts are filled with sadness for the Muslims who were killed in their mosque in New Zealand, the Jews and the Christians who died in Sri Lanka, California and Pittsburgh," he said.