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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday visited the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla.

The California Democrat placed flowers at a makeshift memorial outside the gay nightclub. Pelosi also met with survivors of the June 12 massacre and the family members of those who died inside the Pulse nightclub.

“Two months ago, an act of unfathomable hate claimed 49 lives at Pulse nightclub in Orlando,” said Pelosi in a statement. “Today, it was my somber privilege to meet with survivors and the family members of those who lost their lives, and to lay flowers at the makeshift memorial outside Pulse.”

“In San Francisco, and all across the nation, Americans continue to hold the victims, the survivors and the families of Pulse in our hearts,” she added. “With the leadership of (Orlando) Mayor Buddy Dyer, it has been an honor to see firsthand the strength and unity of the Orlando community in the face of this tragedy.”

Pelosi visited the Pulse nightclub shortly after Donald Trump spoke at an anti-LGBT conference that is taking place at an Orlando hotel. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the “Rediscovering God in America” gathering on Friday.

Pelosi in her statement did not mention Trump or his plan to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the U.S. that he reiterated in the wake of the Pulse nightclub massacre. She did note that Barbara Poma opened the Orlando nightclub, which was popular among the city’s LGBT Latino community, in honor of her brother who died from AIDS.

“Barbara Poma opened Pulse to keep his memory alive through a place where young LGBT Americans would know they were loved, celebrated and safe,” said Pelosi. “Pulse was a monument to joy, born out of grief. Through our tears, in the name of young lives cut too short, let us renew this enduring faith: love will triumph over hate.”

Hillary Clinton visited the Pulse nightclub on July 22 after meeting privately with some of the family members and friends of the massacre. The Democratic presidential nominee also attended a roundtable with Dyer, GLBT Community Center of Central Florida Executive Director Terry DeCarlo, Islamic Center of Central Florida President Muhammed Mursi and other local advocates and officials while she was in Orlando.

Seddique Mateen, the father of the gunman who carried out the Pulse nightclub massacre, attended a Clinton rally in Kissimmee, Fla., which is roughly 20 miles south of Orlando, on Monday.

The Clinton campaign subsequently disavowed Mateen’s support. Trump on Wednesday nevertheless criticized his Democratic rival for allowing him to attend her event during a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that disgraced former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) attended.