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Jewish leaders and advocacy groups have distanced themselves from former President Donald Trump after condemning his choice to host a dinner for Kanye West.
Former United States President Donald Trump is under fire from colleagues and supporters following his Mar-a-Lago dinner meeting with rapper Ye and White supremacist Nick Fuentes.
Supporters who looked past the former president’s admirers in bigoted corners of the far right, and his own use of antisemitic tropes, now are drawing a line. “He legitimizes Jew hatred and Jew haters,” says one. “And this scares me.”
Supporters who looked past the former president’s admirers in bigoted corners of the far right, and his own use of antisemitic tropes, now are drawing a line. “He legitimizes Jew hatred and Jew haters,” says one. “And this scares me.”
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For much of Donald Trump’s presidency, Jewish Republicans rationalized away the bigoted fringe of Trump’s coalition. Now, even some of Trump’s staunchest supporters say they can no longer ignore the abetting of bigotry by the nominal leader of the Republican Party.