President Trump doubled down Wednesday on his assertion that Democratic voters are being “disloyal” to Jewish people and Israel.
“In my opinion, if you vote for a Democrat you’re being very disloyal to Jewish people and you’re being very disloyal to Israel. And only weak people would say anything other than that,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a speech in Kentucky.
“The Democrats have gone very far away from Israel,” he added.
Trump on Tuesday said Jews who vote for Democrats either “lack knowledge” or show “great disloyalty.”
The comment came as he railed against Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who have been critical of the U.S.-Israel alliance. The president questioned how the Democratic Party could defend them and their views on Israel.
Jewish groups and Democratic lawmakers swiftly condemned Trump’s remarks as anti-Semitic for questioning the loyalty of Jewish people in the United States. Multiple exit polls after the 2016 election showed that more than 70 percent of Jewish voters voted for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
It wasn’t clear from Trump’s original remarks to whom he believed Jewish Democratic voters were being loyal. Charging Jewish people with disloyalty to the United States or having dual loyalty to Israel is an anti-Semitic trope.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Trump quoted a right-wing conspiracy theorist who said on a Newsmax show that Israeli Jews view the president like the “second coming of God” and that American Jews who don’t support him “don’t even know what they’re doing.”
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JUST IN: Trump doubles down on Jewish controversy https://t.co/y9HpAo6y4M pic.twitter.com/7Tvi3tKx2E
— The Hill (@thehill) August 21, 2019
Wayne Allyn Root has promoted conspiracy theories including that Las Vegas shooter had ISIS ties, Charlottesville was a false flag, Seth Rich was murdered (by any number of Democrats) and birtherism.https://t.co/xM0W4BPUDK https://t.co/wYJG2gPwBY
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) August 21, 2019
I know it’s hard to tell because he starts from a very high baseline of bizarre, erratic behavior, but it does seem like it’s worse. https://t.co/nVH3itX7p4
— David French (@DavidAFrench) August 21, 2019
“Tonight, on a very special ‘Hannity’: Is Trump ‘the chosen one,’ the King of the Jews? We’ll discuss with Diamond & Silk.” https://t.co/MfKJKBPVxS
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) August 21, 2019
President Trump: I am "the chosen one" to lead trade war against China https://t.co/LkJZYxovUy pic.twitter.com/yKaC0e2GNF
— The Hill (@thehill) August 21, 2019
This is the real Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Well, like I said before, Jewish voters can just tell him where to go and vote for someone else. Why should they let Trump try to guilt them into voting for him?
And as for Wayne Allyn Root and his conspiracy nonsense — well, Trump and his fans love conspiracy theories, so they should enjoy this show. Trump loves to promote this nonsense because conspiracy theories were used with much success against Ted Cruz. I feel sorry for Biden or whoever the Democrat nominee will be. That person will be destroyed if he or she doesn’t fight back.
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