Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is under fire from the White House, Democrats, and Jewish groups after claiming that Jewish voters who support Democrats are “self-haters who deny his beloved Israel,” according to Reuters.
In an interview with his former advisor, Sebastian Gorka, published on his website on Monday, Trump stated: “Any Jew who votes for the left-wing Democrats is a self-hater who denies his beloved Israel, but should be ashamed of himself.” “His party is anti-Israel.”
Several organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, and the Jewish Democratic Council of America, criticized Trump’s remarks.
The White House spokesperson, Andrew Bates, responded to Trump’s remarks, saying, “There is no single justification for the spread of toxic false information.”
Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Leader of the Senate, said Trump’s speech was very politicized and hostile, despite his efforts to create a more sympathetic picture of the US-Israel relationship through bipartisan accords.
The Republican Jewish Coalition condemned the words, with spokesperson Sam Markstein expressing surprise at the Democratic position on Israel and stating that there should be more outrage within the Jewish community.
