Trump Says Democrats Have Become an 'Anti-Jewish Party'
Source: Mediate
by Julio Rosas | Mar 8th, 2019, 10:12 am
President Donald Trump criticized Democrats after the House passed an anti-hate resolution on Thursday, accusing them of becoming an “anti-Jewish party.” The resolution, that originally condemned anti-Semitism, was drawn up in response to comments and tweets from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
“I thought yesterday’s vote by the house was disgraceful because it has become, the Democrats have become an anti-Israel party. I thought that vote was a disgrace. If you get an honest answer from politicians, they thought it was a disgrace. The Democrats have become an anti-Israel party and anti-Jewish party,” Trump said.
After voting for the resolution, Omar released a statement with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MN) and Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN).
“Today is historic on many fronts. It’s the first time we have voted on a resolution condemning Anti-Muslim bigotry in our nation’s history. Anti-Muslim crimes have increased 99% from 2014-2016 and are still on the rise,” they said. “We are tremendously proud to be part of a body that has put forth a condemnation of all forms of bigotry including anti-Semitism, racism, and white supremacy.”
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Juan Williams Cites Polls to Reject Trump’s Claim Dems are ‘Anti-Jewish’: ‘Not in Touch With Reality’
by Ken Meyer | Mar 8th, 2019, 11:04 am 4
Fox News’ Juan Williams pushed back on Donald Trump Friday after the president said Democrats have become an “anti-Jewish Party.”
As Trump spoke to reporters before heading to Alabama, he swung at Democrats after the House passed an anti-hate resolution that expanded on its original condemnation of anti-Semitism. The resolution was sparked by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and her controversial comments about Israel, and Trump slammed her party, arguing “Democrats have become an anti-Israel party and anti-Jewish party.”
Williams reacted to Trump’s comments on Fox News show America’s Newsroom, and he pushed back by noting that Trump only received support from about 6 percent of the Jewish-American population in 2016.
“This is, as you just heard from Donald Trump, an effort to make it out that there is only one party that supports Israel in the United States and that’s the Republican Party,” said Williams. “This is a huge distortion. It’s not in touch with reality.”
Williams continued by noting that Bernie Sanders (who is Jewish), recently defended Omar by saying there’s a difference between anti-Semitism and critiquing Israel’s foreign policy.
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