Saturday, September 21, 2024

Republicans squirm at Trump's rhetoric about Jews

Former President Trump's latest inflammatory remarks about Jewish voters have Republicans in Congress again trying to perform a careful balancing act.

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... Why it matters: It is a dynamic with which GOP lawmakers will have to familiarize themselves if Trump is elected president in November.

Driving the news: Trump said Thursday during an Israeli American Council event on combatting antisemitism, "If I don't win this election -- and Jewish people would have a lot to do with that, 60% are voting for the enemy -- Israel will cease to exist in two years."

- - - He also said that any Jewish voter who supports Vice President Harris "should have their head examined."

- - - It's the latest in a series of critical remarks the former president has made towards Jewish voters who support Democrats. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-21 12:18 PM

oops, already posted, and cited on the Front Page.

I missed it because the thread was more than a day old, and i didn't look back that far...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-21 02:03 PM

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