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https://www.jta.org/2020/09/16/politics/on-rosh-hashanah-call-trump-tells-american-jews-we-love-your-country-and-asks-for-their-vote
WASHINGTON (JTA) President Donald Trump spent much of his 20-minute call with American Jewish leaders making the case for more American Jews to vote for him. He closed by repeating a line that has raised their eyebrows before.
We really appreciate you, Trump said as he signed off the call, an annual pre-Rosh Hashanah presidential tradition. We love your country also.
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The comments echoed others he has made in the past that suggest that American Jews think of themselves as Israelis, including at a White House Hanukkah party two years ago.
Trumps comments on the call also blurred the line between White House events and campaigning. Until his presidency, campaign appeals from the White House have been seen as unethical, if not illegal.
Cirque du So-What
(29,883 posts)Its an old racist trope: the international Jew with no allegiance to any entity other than Israel.
TheBlackAdder
(29,981 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,993 posts)get rid of Roe, take Pence on as VP and promote the evangelical end timer agenda with Israel.
COLGATE4
(14,886 posts)they'll either convert or die. Cheery scenario.
Mossfern
(4,773 posts)Cha
(320,554 posts)he Wraps himself in the flag.
bdamomma
(69,626 posts)and he needs to take off the American pin of his lapel too, hell, replace with the Russian flag since he loves Vlad.
Hate him Cha.
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