Former President Donald Trump has come under fire for saying that Jewish people who vote for Democrats “hate their religion.”
In an interview on Monday with Sebastian Gorka, a former White House aide of his, Trump was asked about several prominent Democrats’ criticisms of Israel’s government, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and President Joe Biden. Trump responded by accusing Democrats of hating Israel and questioning the faith of the Jewish people who support them.
“I actually think they hate Israel,” Trump said. “I think they hate Israel. And the Democrat party hates Israel.”
“Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion,” he added later in the interview. “They hate everything about Israel, and they should be ashamed of themselves because Israel will be destroyed.”
He reiterated comments he made on Sunday about Schumer’s motivations, saying Democrats only criticized
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