He is ignorant (or a liar)…Take your pick (maybe both?)
Trump pleads IGNORANCE after using antisemitic slur
“President Trump on Friday morning said he was unaware that the word "Shylock" is considered by some to be antisemitic, after using it during a Thursday night rally in Iowa.
What to know: Shylock, the villain of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," was written as a greedy and vengeful Jewish moneylender who eventually is forced to convert to Christianity.”
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/04/trump-shylock-antisemitic-slur
#trump #shylock #antisemitic #ignorant #liar #idiocracy
#Trump Friday morning claimed he was unaware that the word "Shylock" is #antisemitic, after using it during a Thurs night rally in Iowa.
#Shylock, Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice”villain, was written as a greedy & vengeful #Jewish moneylender who eventually is forced to convert to #Christianity.
Trump said: "Think of that: no death tax, no estate tax, no going to the banks & borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker. And in some cases, Shylocks & bad people."
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/04/trump-shylock-antisemitic-slur
The more knowledge we get, the dumber we become. What the actual hell? #RoaldDahl now? Next #Shakespeare probably. That character #Shylock is looking to re-written now, surely?
What on earth??