Trump Quickly Replaces Tweet That Prompted Cries of anti-Semitism Online
'Trump's new anti-Hilary ad is a pile of money overlaid with her face & a star of david,' wrote Max Fisher of the original image. 'Wonder what the message is?'
Haaretz Jul 02, 2016 6:50 PM
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The Trump campaign quickly replaced one of the presumptive candidate's tweets on Saturday, following an avalanche of criticism that it was anti-Semitic and bigoted.
The original image tweeted by Donald Trump was a montage of Hilary Clinton with a Star of David inscribed with "The Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!" and a pile of money in the background.
Predictably, Trump's latest tweet had the Twitter universe in an uproar. "WTF does Trump's Star of David tweet mean?" asked Peter Wade on the Esquire website, describing it as "perhaps the most confusing and offensive graphic of the 2016 campaign."
"It is offensive on so many levels," Wade continued. "It evokes negative Jewish stereotypes and misappropriates a religious symbol."
"This wasn’t a tweet that the candidate retweeted from someone else, unlike much of the racist material that the candidate has endorsed on his Twitter account," wrote Jason Easley on the Politics USA website.
"The Trump campaign designed a graphic highlighting Hillary Clinton’s fundraising that placed a Star of David beside her. It is evident that the Trump campaign was implying that Clinton is raising her money from Jews.
"Trump is flat out appealing to bigots and racists. His campaign is not trying to hide whose support they are courting. Trump is going for the bigot vote. The bigots are his base."
GOP strategist Patrick Ruffini called it "anti-Semitic."
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Although Trump's daughter converted to Judaism in 2009, is married to a Jewish man, observes Shabbat and keeps a Kosher diet, Trump has been known to make anti-Semitic comments. In a 1991 book written by a former close colleague of Trump, the real-estate mogul is quoted as saying, “the only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.” During a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition on December 3, 2015, Trump depended on age-old Jewish stereotypes to relate to the crowd and get his message across. Trump commented that he is a, “negotiator... like you folks,” and asked the crowd, “Is there anyone in this room who doesn’t negotiate deals?” Trump added that he thinks that the Jewish people are not going to support him because “I don't want your money. And you want to control your own politicians.” These comments sparked backlash from Israeli news agencies, with the Times of Israel running a headline the next day that read,“Trump courts Republican Jews with offensive stereotypes.”
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'Trump's new anti-Hilary ad is a pile of money overlaid with her face & a star of david,' wrote Max Fisher of the original image. 'Wonder what the message is?'
Haaretz Jul 02, 2016 6:50 PM
read more: http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.728477
The Trump campaign quickly replaced one of the presumptive candidate's tweets on Saturday, following an avalanche of criticism that it was anti-Semitic and bigoted.
The original image tweeted by Donald Trump was a montage of Hilary Clinton with a Star of David inscribed with "The Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!" and a pile of money in the background.
Predictably, Trump's latest tweet had the Twitter universe in an uproar. "WTF does Trump's Star of David tweet mean?" asked Peter Wade on the Esquire website, describing it as "perhaps the most confusing and offensive graphic of the 2016 campaign."
"It is offensive on so many levels," Wade continued. "It evokes negative Jewish stereotypes and misappropriates a religious symbol."
"This wasn’t a tweet that the candidate retweeted from someone else, unlike much of the racist material that the candidate has endorsed on his Twitter account," wrote Jason Easley on the Politics USA website.
"The Trump campaign designed a graphic highlighting Hillary Clinton’s fundraising that placed a Star of David beside her. It is evident that the Trump campaign was implying that Clinton is raising her money from Jews.
"Trump is flat out appealing to bigots and racists. His campaign is not trying to hide whose support they are courting. Trump is going for the bigot vote. The bigots are his base."
GOP strategist Patrick Ruffini called it "anti-Semitic."
read more @ source: http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.728477
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Although Trump's daughter converted to Judaism in 2009, is married to a Jewish man, observes Shabbat and keeps a Kosher diet, Trump has been known to make anti-Semitic comments. In a 1991 book written by a former close colleague of Trump, the real-estate mogul is quoted as saying, “the only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.” During a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition on December 3, 2015, Trump depended on age-old Jewish stereotypes to relate to the crowd and get his message across. Trump commented that he is a, “negotiator... like you folks,” and asked the crowd, “Is there anyone in this room who doesn’t negotiate deals?” Trump added that he thinks that the Jewish people are not going to support him because “I don't want your money. And you want to control your own politicians.” These comments sparked backlash from Israeli news agencies, with the Times of Israel running a headline the next day that read,“Trump courts Republican Jews with offensive stereotypes.”
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Trump’s anti-Semitic Jon Stewart tweet?
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NATIONAL REVIEW-Trump’s Anti-Semitic Supporters
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Trump's Rhetoric Related to Uptick in anti-Semitism in U.S., ADL Chief Says
'I’m not saying that Donald Trump is a racist or anti-Semite but the racists and anti-Semites have come out of the woodwork during this political season to support him,” Jonathan Greenblatt says.