In comments condemning the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric of Democratic congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday, President Trump suggested that any Jewish American who votes Democrat is showing either “total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” The comment has been widely condemned for its echoes of the anti-Semitic “dual loyalty” trope often directed at Jews, including by both Omar and Tlaib. In response to mounting backlash, including from multiple Jewish organizations, Trump posted a quote from a conservative radio host that’s quickly sparked more blowback.
“Where has the Democratic Party gone? Where have they gone where they are defending these two people over the state of Israel?” Trump said in reference to Omar and Tlaib in comments in the Oval Office on Tuesday. “I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.”
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