The Trump administration reinforced its commitment to cracking down on antisemitism in the wake of the shooting deaths of two Israeli embassy employees outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night.

Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, were gunned down outside the museum after attending an event. The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, reportedly shouted “Free, free Palestine” after Lischinsky, an Israeli citizen, and Milgrim, an American, were shot. He admitted to shooting them, witnesses and D.C. law enforcement said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing Thursday about the actions the administration has taken to fight antisemitism. She noted a Jan. 29 executive order by President Donald Trump that led to the Department of Justice forming the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, as well as steps to revoke student visas amid anti-Israel campus protests since Iranian-backed Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and the Israeli military’s response in the Gaza Strip.

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