White House Accuses Trump of ” For Complaining that American Jews Don’t Appreciate His Pro-Israel Policies
The White House on Monday accused 45th President Donald Trump of making “anti-Semitic” remarks after the former leader of the free world suggested that U.S. Jews don’t appreciate his pro-Israel policies as much as Evangelical Christians.
“No President has done more for Israel than I have. Somewhat surprisingly, however, our wonderful Evangelicals are far more appreciative of this than the people of the Jewish faith, especially those living in the U.S.,” Trump wrote in a post to his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday.
Trump added that Israel-based Jews strongly approved of his pro-Israel policies, boasted that he could “easily” be the country’s Prime Minister.
Truth Social
“Those living in Israel, though, are a different story – Highest approval rating in the World, could easily be P.M.! U.S. Jews have to get their act together and appreciate what they have in Israel – Before it is too late!” Trump said.
Democrats in the media and online accused Trump of promoting an “antisemitic trope” by suggesting that “Jews are being disloyal to Israel by voting for Democrats.”
“Nothing to see here. Just a former US president using threatening language about American Jews at a time when antisemitism is on a global rise,” wrote The Jerusalem Post’s editor-in-chief, Yaakov Katz.
“We don’t need the former president, who curries favor with extremists and anti-Semites, to lecture us about the US-Israel relationship,” wrote ADL President Jonathan Greenblatt.
“His threat to Jewish Americans and his continued use of the anti-Semitic dual loyalty trope fuels hatred against Jews. We will not be threatened by Donald Trump and Jewish Americans will reject GOP bigotry this November,” the American Jewish Council said.
The White House echoed the condemnations by the ADL, AJC, and the Jerusalem Post on Monday and added that “we need to root out anti-Semitism everywhere it rears its ugly head.”
“Donald Trump’s comments were anti-Semitic, as you all know, and insulting, both to Jews and our Israeli allies,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
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“For years now, Donald Trump has aligned with extremists and anti-Semitic figures,” Jean-Pierre continued, without evidence. “It should be called out, to your point Darlene, just like we called out our Democratic friends and colleagues last week, and we will condemn and call this out as well.”
The White House’s claim that Trump is anti-Semitic comes after Kanye West, once one of his most visible supporters, has been accused of anti-Semitism for a series of tweets and remarks.
Renee R.
October 17, 2022 at 2:56 pm
Criticizing a group of people is not racism.If it were, no one would be able to ever criticize anyone. People really need to study what the word racism truly means. this wasn’t even close to an anti-semitic rant.
Recce1
October 18, 2022 at 12:53 am
You”re quite correct. However, liberals, especially progressives to communists, have a very bad habit of redefining words as if they were not only semi-illiterate but were also aliterate. Nowhere can it be better illustrated in their interpretations of what their “living” constitution says, or doesn’t say.
Richard
October 17, 2022 at 5:23 pm
I’m afraid President Trump is right. The Jewish Community is so left here in the US that they wouldn’t understand the significance of what he did for the country. Look at Miami, W. Palm Beach, and surrounding areas that are all Jewish, and look who they support in the House in their area. Secondly, there is an old saying that the first time around it was ignorance and the second time stupidity, but this stupidity just keeps on going. I guess they love the high prices, the dictatorship of Biden, and the list goes on. Just pure stupidity of the American Jew. That is not racist, it is the truth.
Grizz Mann
October 17, 2022 at 5:38 pm
Don’t forger Biden’s support of the Palestinian Terrorist.
Recce1
October 18, 2022 at 12:57 am
I fear many American Jews are liberal to socialist not because they prefer high prices, but because they’d rather trade essential liberties for temporary security. This is despite their parents and grandparents having survived the Holocaust and the Soviet Pogroms.
Benjamin Franklin had some choice words for such an attitude.
jefz
October 18, 2022 at 6:13 am
Trump is correct. Jews who are oriented left remain their own worst enemy. They are unable to realize that left leaning is a disaster for their people yet refuse to change. Apparently a remedy for eliminating mental constipation has yet to be produced.
Keedon
October 25, 2022 at 10:58 am
Like the 60 million Christians that voted for Hillary in 2016?
Nick1
October 17, 2022 at 5:52 pm
Obvious that Biden hates Israel. Too many News videos for him to deny it.
Mike L
October 17, 2022 at 7:22 pm
Talk about twisting the facts. Which president moved the US embassy from, I believe, Tel Aviv to Jerusalem? Which president worked with Israeli and other Middle East nation to work out the Abraham Accord? Which president has a Jewish son-in-law and his daughter converted to Judaism? Trump is rightly calling out American Jews who historically have voted lockstep for Democrat politicians who don’t have their best interests at heart.
Kevin G. Steigner
October 17, 2022 at 9:46 pm
Sorry to inform the trump hating commenting readers. Donald J Trump’s image covers the back of a memorial coin commemorating a Jewish holiday. That does not sound like the Jews in Isreal hate him.
eugene
October 17, 2022 at 7:44 pm
i have a friend who is a jew we talked about how the jews in the USA vote more democrat he says they got there heads up there asses and they better think about the gas chambers
Werner
October 17, 2022 at 7:58 pm
Saying the truth never hurts, time that the WH stops defaming Trump who has done so much more for this country and Israel, than Joe Biden.
Yes american jews are very leftist, they wouldn’t blend into Israel.
Saying that President Trump made anti-jewish comments is down right yet another lie coming from the WH.SHAME ON THE PRESS SECRETARY, how does she dare!
Recce1
October 18, 2022 at 1:03 am
Yet this leftist Press Secretary has the gall to say “as you all know…” that Trump’s comments were anti-Semitic despite the fact is a bald faced prevarication. We ALL don’t know or agree with that, as EVERYONE ALL should know.
Keedon
October 25, 2022 at 11:05 am
People have to stop labeling all the Americans with the faith as Jewish as far left. Of the 9 million Americans in this country with the faith as Jewish 7 million are Democrats and 2 million are Deplorables. And yes there are only 9 million Americans with the faith of Jewish in the US. By the way ANTIFA is anti black and anti Jewish. The BLM is anti white and anti Jewish.
Keedon
October 25, 2022 at 11:07 am
Most Democrats in the US with the religion of Jewish support Israel.
Rob
October 17, 2022 at 8:46 pm
Biden and his team of Marxists hate Americans. That’s obvious.
Paul4756
October 17, 2022 at 9:12 pm
The only anti-Semitic peoole I know are Democrats. Look how Barack Hussein Obama abandoned Israel and pledged his support (arrogantly speaking for the entire United States)for the Palestinian terrorists. Our Jewish citizens know who supported (President Trump) the move to make the capital of Israel, Jerusalem, and who (Democrats) vehemently opposed the move. Just another attempt by the disgusting Commiecrats to save their pathetic, scumbag Party, by their daily lies and distortions. Sorry Commiecrats, our Jewish, African American, Hispanic, Asian, and native American citizens are wise to your treachery.
Drosack
October 17, 2022 at 10:09 pm
Anytime a liberal opens their pie hole just go opposite, right about there is where the truth lies.
RichD
October 17, 2022 at 10:34 pm
But the Zionist group approved! Why isn’t that in this story?
Keedon
October 25, 2022 at 11:10 am
You mean the Zionist group who are a figment of the N A Z I propaganda in the US?
Ernst
October 18, 2022 at 3:21 am
The Obama/Biden crew donated billions of dollars to Iran which went to anti-Israel terrorists. THIS is anti-Semitic. Trump moved the US embassy to Jerusalem and formulated the best relations among Israel and its Arab neighbors ever. THIS is NOT anti-Semitic.
The Biden White House always lies!
Philip Seth Hammersley
October 18, 2022 at 5:24 am
Just take EVERYTHING that the vacuous “press secretary” says about Trump and substitute “Biden” and then you’ll have the truth!
DIMMs basically drummed their VP candidate, Joe Lieberman, out of their party and are now hating on life-long DIMM and ACLU member, Alan Dershowitz.
But DIMMs love their ATHEIST secular Jew, George Schwartz (AKA Soros).
El-Tejas
October 18, 2022 at 10:32 am
Biden’s brain is full of mush.
Missy
October 18, 2022 at 10:41 am
More anti-Trump lies.. trying every created angle to destroy Trump. But, we shall remember remember the 6th of November. Let’s watch.
Old wolf
October 18, 2022 at 11:55 am
yea trump hates the jews so much that it caused him to acknowledge Jerusalem the capital of Isreal. something no other president would do. why do you democrats even try this crap. you know only your really out of touch snowflakes belive your lies. the rest are leaving the democrat party cause of all your lies. I did, i left because of your lies and lack of honor and integrity. more and more are waking up to your corruption. it’s a red Wave coming, and yall created this yourselfs.
John Wood
October 18, 2022 at 12:06 pm
Biden is a lifelong racist, so it is very hypocritical of him to accuse Trump of being antisemitic. Old Sniffy would fit right in at any Klan rally.
TruthLaser
October 18, 2022 at 1:18 pm
The critics cited reacted as expected. The Jerusalem Post is left leaning, although it does have some skilled writers. Jonathan Greenblatt reacts to real or imagined anti-Semitism mainly if it is not on the left. He has largely coopted the ADL’s more than 100 year purpose. Kanye (now Ye) West is not relevant to the article. Of course, Karine Jean-Pierre is full of PinocchiJoe.