Trump's 'Disloyalty' Claim About Jewish Democrats Shows He Doesn't Get How They Vote
President Trump doubled down Wednesday on remarks that American Jews who vote for Democrats are disloyal to Israel.
"In my opinion, you vote for a Democrat, you're being very disloyal to Jewish people, and you're being very disloyal to Israel," Trump told reporters outside the White House Wednesday, "and only weak people would say anything other than that."
It was the second time in two days the president questioned the loyalty to Israel of Jewish people who vote Democratic. On Tuesday, he questioned their smarts, too. "I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty," Trump said from the Oval Office.
Trump's comments display a lack of understanding of
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