Trump attacks U.S. Jews in a Truth Social post - The Washington Post

Trump besides complained successful the station that “no president” had done much for Israel than helium had but that Christian evangelicals are “far much appreciative of this than the radical of the Jewish faith, particularly those surviving successful the U.S.”

It was not the archetypal clip that Trump has suggested that American Jews, who traditionally person much often aligned with the Democratic Party connected home policies, should beryllium much supportive of him due to the fact that of however helium dealt with Israel.

“Jewish radical who unrecorded successful the United States don’t emotion Israel enough. Does that marque consciousness to you?” helium said successful an interview past twelvemonth with an Orthodox Jewish magazine, adding that it seemed “strange” to him that helium did not person much Jewish support.

At a Hanukkah lawsuit astatine the White House successful 2018, helium drew criticism for referring to Israel arsenic “your country” portion speaking to American Jews. He was also rebuked erstwhile helium said during an Oval Office gathering successful 2019 that “any Jewish radical who would ballot for a Democrat, I deliberation it shows either a full deficiency of cognition oregon large disloyalty.”

Trump’s latest diatribe astir Jews came arsenic Republican candidates person made overt appeals to racial animus and resentments successful the closing weeks of the midterm election campaign.

It besides comes arsenic starring Republican figures person failed to disavow instrumentalist and sometime-Trump protagonist Ye, the rapper and manner decorator formerly known arsenic Kanye West. Ye earlier this period tweeted that helium wanted to spell “death con 3” connected “JEWISH PEOPLE,” an evident notation to Defcon, the U.S. subject defence readiness system. Instagram and Twitter removed posts by the artist, who had been featured connected blimpish Fox News big Tucker Carlson’s show.

Trump has agelong been frustrated that helium has not drawn much enactment from American Jews, peculiarly erstwhile arsenic president, helium moved the U.S. Embassy successful Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and his Jewish son-in-law, Jared Kushner, helped negociate caller treaties betwixt Israel and immoderate of its Arab neighbors.

In Sunday’s post, Trump wrote that his enactment among radical surviving successful Israel is “a antithetic story.” “Highest support standing successful the World, could easy beryllium P.M.!” helium wrote, contrasting his popularity successful the overseas state with his enactment among American Jews.

“We don’t request the erstwhile president, who curries favour with extremists and antisemites, to lecture america astir the US-Israel relationship,” Anti-Defamation League main enforcement and nationalist manager Jonathan Greenblatt said successful a statement. “It is not astir a quid pro quo; it rests connected shared values and information interests. This ‘Jewsplaining’ is insulting and disgusting.”

On her idiosyncratic Twitter account, Neera Tanden, a elder advisor to President Biden, wrote, “We should each basal against what feels similar a increasing chorus of anti-Semitism. There should beryllium nary 4th for it successful our authorities oregon culture.”