"“Not only is it bad form, but it’s also an ignorant waste of oxygen. Asked to respond to criticism from Jewish leaders, Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt sent statements from herself and several of Trump’s Jewish supporters. The statements didn’t directly address the potential blaming of Jews for a Trump defeat..."
#Trump again spouts #racist and hateful statements to #jewishvoters and #JewishAmericans blaming them for his potention election loss.
Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming some if he loses the presidential election in November. He said Jews and Catholics can vote for him and ace the test, but those who don’t — in his words — “need their head examined.” If he's defeated, Trump added, Jewish people would bear blame for that result. Among the Jewish leaders appalled at Trump’s remarks was Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism. Jacobs said: “It puts a target on American Jews. ... Stop.”
"Per a Siena poll, New York Jews prefer Trump 54 to 44."
~ Emily Tamkin
WaPo headline:
"Trump says if he loses election, Jewish voters would have ‘a lot’ to do with it"
If indeed this is the case my joy and my pride would have no bounds! #Jewishvoters #Jewsvote
Any voter group that helps defeat Republicans won’t be blamed, they will be praised.
NEVER vote for a Republican.
A couple of takeaways here:
* He thinks Jews owe him loyalty of some sort for some reason. (WTF?)
* He's worried that he's going to lose. (And as always, he's looking to pin the blame on someone else when things go badly for him.)
Anyway, he's antisemitic AF, and flailing.
#Trump #antisemitism #JewishVoters #Jewish #Election2024 #TrumpIsScared #USpol #CWUSpol
Any voter group that helps defeat Republicans won’t be blamed, they will be praised.
NEVER vote for a Republican.
While speaking at an event in Washington D.C. titled "Fighting Antisemitism in America," Donald Trump questioned his support from Jewish voters and said they would have 'a lot to do' with it if he lost in November. During the same event, Trump said he would reinstitute a travel ban to stop migration from 'infested countries'.
Trump's "logic":
Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish, and that large majority of Jewish Americans who vote Democratic — did I say they're Jewish? — must be "antisemitic."
Because they don't vote for him.
#Trump #JewishVoters #Jewish #Jews #antisemitism
https://newrepublic.com/post/185154/donald-trump-josh-shapiro-antisemitism-dnc-jewish
Emily Tamkin points to a Pew research poll published 3 days ago which shows that 7 in 10 Jewish voters align with the Democrats. Then she points to what Trump said again just this week:
"Any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat or votes for Biden should have their head examined.”
Links to the Pew material and to Trump's statement are in E. Tamkin's post.
https://emilyctamkin.substack.com/p/active-voice-in-barcelona
As Ben Samuels reports, results of a new poll show this:
"American Jews overwhelmingly approve of U.S. President Joe Biden's handling of Israel's war in Gaza following the Hamas attack, according to the first poll dedicated to U.S. Jewish voters since October 7."
The poll shows 74 percent approval of Biden's approach on Israel and Gaza, and Jewish voters trust Biden far more than Trump to combat antisemitism.