Trump ‘Disloyalty’ Claim Raises Anti-Semitic Trope

Expand President Donald Trump addresses the audience at the 75th annual AMVETS National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, August 21, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley United States President Donald Trump has again turned to dangerous rhetoric to criticize those whose policy positions oppose his own, saying on Tuesday that “any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat … shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” He repeated his claim the next day, making clear that he indeed meant disloyalty to Israel. Trump’s comments effectively endorse a longstanding anti-Semitic…

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