It's difficult to imagine any single individual being more maligned and misinterpreted by a willing mass media than President Donald Trump.
"Where has the Democratic Party gone? Where have they gone where they are defending these two people over the state of Israel? I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty," Trump said Tuesday.
Trump clearly wasn't saying Jewish Democrats are being disloyal to America.
"At a time when anti-Semitic incidents have increased - due to the president's emboldening of white nationalism - Trump is repeating an anti-Semitic trope," said Jewish Democratic Council of America executive director Halie Soifer.
New York City comptroller Scott Stringer wrote: "As a Jew this language from the president evokes an ugly past. Accusing 75 percent of the Jewish community of 'disloyalty' is dangerous. If Donald Trump wants to find who's being disloyal to America, he can start by looking in the mirror."
The Huffington Post accused Trump of reviving "An antisemitic attack" on Jewish Democrats.
Trump wasn't without defenders including author and former Israeli Air Force pilot Tal Keinan, who called media reactions to Trump's comments, particularly attempts to label him as antisemitic, "disingenuous.
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2019/08/26/bill-maher-and-the-lefts-unforgivable-celebration-of-death-n2552166
"Where has the Democratic Party gone? Where have they gone where they are defending these two people over the state of Israel? I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty," Trump said Tuesday.
Trump clearly wasn't saying Jewish Democrats are being disloyal to America.
"At a time when anti-Semitic incidents have increased - due to the president's emboldening of white nationalism - Trump is repeating an anti-Semitic trope," said Jewish Democratic Council of America executive director Halie Soifer.
New York City comptroller Scott Stringer wrote: "As a Jew this language from the president evokes an ugly past. Accusing 75 percent of the Jewish community of 'disloyalty' is dangerous. If Donald Trump wants to find who's being disloyal to America, he can start by looking in the mirror."
The Huffington Post accused Trump of reviving "An antisemitic attack" on Jewish Democrats.
Trump wasn't without defenders including author and former Israeli Air Force pilot Tal Keinan, who called media reactions to Trump's comments, particularly attempts to label him as antisemitic, "disingenuous.
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2019/08/26/bill-maher-and-the-lefts-unforgivable-celebration-of-death-n2552166
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