Former President Donald Trump on Sunday criticized Jews in the United States for a perceived lack of respect for Israel.
In a Truth Social post, he compared Israel among “our glorious evangelicals” to American Jews, whom he suggested appreciate Israel more. Prime Minister given his approval rating there, which he says is the highest “in the world. “
“No president has done more for Israel than I have. Surprisingly, however, our glorious evangelicals are far more grateful for this than other people of the Jewish faith, especially those living in the United States. Those who live in Israel, however, are different. The highest pass score in the world, can be smoothly the P. M. !American Jews want to come together and appreciate what they have in Israel, before it’s too late!” he wrote.
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The publication temporarily denounced through many figures as anti-Semitic, and some left-wing figures interpreted it as a threat.
“But one thing is clear: Trump has no challenge to threatening American Jews,” tweeted David Leopold, former president and general representative of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Some allies have come to his defense, adding conservative commentator Mark Levin, who is Jewish and in the past described Trump as the “first Jewish president. “
“No, he didn’t. As usual, left-wing morons in Mediaite and elsewhere are making projections. I will explain it on the radio,” Levin tweeted, reacting to an article interpreting the message as Trump complaining about his lack of help among American Jews.
Trump has been criticized in the past for his comments about American Jews and his appointments with Israel.
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“There are other people in this country who are Jewish, they don’t like Israel anymore. I’ll tell you, evangelical Christians love Israel more than Jews in this country. Israel once had absolute force over Congress, and today I believe it is precisely the opposite. And I think Obama and Biden did. And yet, in elections, they still get a lot of votes from the other Jewish people, which tells you the other Jewish people, and I’ve been saying this for a long time. , the other Jewish people in the United States either don’t like Israel or don’t care about Israel. I mean, take a look at the New York Times, the New York Times hates Israel. Other people who run the New York Times, I mean the Sulzberger family,” Trump said on the Unholy podcast that expired last year.
Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, is Jewish and switched after her marriage to Jared Kushner, and they have three children together.