The Officials of White House has said that President Joe Biden will address a White House conference on hate-motivated violence in his latest bid to proclaim what he sees as a dangerous tide of extremism across the Country on Thursday.
The White House in  a statement said that the Summit titled “the United We Stand Summit,” will highlight “the corrosive effects of hate-fueled violence on our democracy and public safety.’’
The statement also described the deadly racist attack on a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015, a mass shooting targeting Latinos in El Paso, Texas in 2019 and another gun massacre, targeting African Americans, in Buffalo, New York in May 2022 as the kind of “hateful attacks” threatening the Nation.
The summit is to hold just eight weeks ahead of midterm Elections in which Republicans are seeking to take control of Congress.
It was reported that Thursday’s event, which will feature a panel with both Republican and Democratic mayors, is not political and will ‘’demonstrate that we can unite across partisan lines.”
The summit also has a cross-section of Civil Rights Activists, Religious Leaders, Academics and Elected officials such as Mayors will be among those attending with Biden to deliver the main address.
“The summit will put forward a shared vision for a more united America, demonstrating that the vast majority of Americans agree that there is no place for hate-fueled violence in our Country, and that when Americans stand united to renew civic bonds and heal divides, we can help prevent acts of hate and violence, “Today’s summit is just the beginning.”