Posted on 09/20/2024 1:36:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff ripped former President Trump on Friday for his remarks at an event raising awareness for combating antisemitism in which the GOP nominee suggested Jewish people would partly shoulder the blame if he loses in November.
“Last night, Donald Trump once again fanned the flames of antisemitism by trafficking in tropes blaming and scapegoating Jews,” Emhoff, who is Jewish, posted on the social platform X. “He even did it at an event purporting to fight antisemitism, no less.”
“This is dangerous and must be condemned,” he continued. “We will not be intimidated and will continue to live openly, proudly, and without fear as Jews.”
Emhoff has made tackling antisemitism a core part of his work as second gentleman.
He has been involved in the White House’s first-ever national strategy to combat antisemitism and has stepped up his public-facing role following last October’s attack on Israel that left more than 1,100 Israelis dead, setting off a wider war in the Middle East.
Trump spoke Thursday at a pair of events focused on addressing antisemitism, where he made alarmist claims about the fate of Israel if Vice President Harris wins November’s presidential election and told the crowd Jewish voters who supported Democratic candidates “should have their head examined.”
Trump lashed out at what he said is his 40 percent support among the Jewish American community in the U.S., saying the 60 percent polled who favor Harris are voting for the “enemy.”
“In my opinion, the Jewish people would have a lot to do with a loss, if I’m at 40 percent,” Trump said during a campaign event called “Fighting Antisemitism” and hosted by Israeli American Republican mega-donor Miriam Adelson at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
After the event, the former president was the keynote speaker at the Israeli American Conference, also a beneficiary of Adelson, where he repeated similar comments.
“If I don’t win this election — and Jewish people would have a lot to do with that, 60 percent are voting for the enemy — Israel will cease to exist in two years,” Trump said to a favorable and receptive crowd.
“I believe I’m 100 percent right. … If I do win, Israel will be safe and secure, and we’ll stop the toxic poison of antisemitism,” he added.
Gentleman? Riiiiiight.
That’s not scapegoating, it is prophesying
“Idiot” works.
Trump is right, why do American Jews keep voting Dem, because most of them don’t give two sh*ts about Israel that’s why..shouldn’t this guy be boning his nanny just saying..I dont take much from a guy who forced the nanny he screwed to get an abortion
Was that actually said? It seem implied the child was aborted, but I don’t remember them actually saying that, or that he pressured her.
What is this moron talking about? Of course, a candidate can ask for more votes from any group. It’s in the First Amendment.
Emhoff is a Self Loathing America and Israel Hating Jew.
His kind always vote RAT!!!
Emhoff should tell his landsmen to knock off the incitement and halt the coup against the American Republic.
The struck pig squeals loudest.
Trump’s backhand is making Emhoff cry.
When everything is racist, racism no longer has meaning or influence. As conservatives (as I said almost forty years ago), in every case of purported racism we should say “so what”, no matter if it really is “racist” (A term created by the Soviet communists to foment division in America), and NEVER back down. Racism is literally all they have, and I’d rather tolerate racial slurs and be communist free than the converse. Class warfare failed as a point of division in the USA for the communists, they have to be all in on racism.
Such BS. Trump didn’t scapegoat anyone.
This is manufactured outrage.
Gentlemen generally don’t impregnate the hired help. It’s bad form and all.
F off M Hoff
So others won’t have to, I sometimes peek at the website opening page of the Drudge Report.
Today it shows a photo of Trump with his arm extended as part of being in front of a crowd——made to imply he is Hitler.
The red letter large font headline beneath it:
“Trump—Blame the Jews If I Lose.”
Emhoff is another who works for and has Chinese Communist Party partners.
PDJT spoke a true statement, and not a particularly odd or controversial one at that.
Enhoff may have been born Jewish but thus far I’ve not seen anything from him indicating he understands that that faith or community is about.
What ear was Doug Emhoff listening with? NOTHING Trump said was remotely “anti-Semitic”. It was a reminder that Jews who blindly vote “Democrat” were definitely voting against their own self-interest, both in regards to Israel and their own personal economic status.
Give it up, Doug. You are not a voice of ANYTHING except self-interest for a “position” as First Consort.
I’m Jewish and not offended.
I am mainly offended in fake, apostate, Jews who vote Democrat.
The Anti-Defamation League is more evil than the Southern Poverty Law Center, and that’s quite a feat.
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