Although Trump's daughter converted to Judaism in 2009, is married to a Jewish man, observes Shabbat and keeps a Kosher diet, Trump has been known to make anti-Semitic comments. In a 1991 book written by a former close colleague of Trump, the real-estate mogul is quoted as saying, “the only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.” During a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition on December 3, 2015, Trump depended on age-old Jewish stereotypes to relate to the crowd and get his message across. Trump commented that he is a, “negotiator... like you folks,” and asked the crowd, “Is there anyone in this room who doesn’t negotiate deals?” Trump added that he thinks that the Jewish people are not going to support him because “I don't want your money. And you want to control your own politicians.” These comments sparked backlash from Israeli news agencies, with the Times of Israel running a headline the next day that read,“Trump courts Republican Jews with offensive stereotypes.”
In the wake of the November 13 Paris terror attacks <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/ISIScali.html#explosion>, Trump stated that he would consider closing down all Mosques in the United States, tracking all U.S. Muslims within a database, and making all U.S. Muslims wear a “special identifier” if elected President. When asked how these ideas differ from how Hitler <https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/hitler.html> tracked down and identified Jews during the Holocaust, Donald Trump simply stated to the camera “you tell me.” Trump suggested that we should ban Muslims from coming into the United States in early December 2015, a comment White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said “disqualifies him from serving as President.” Trump is a businessman and celebrity with little practical governing experience, which attracted supporters sick of the typical government establishment. Donald Trump is in favor of lowering the corporate tax rate to zero percent, is against the common core program being taught in schools, does not believe in climate-change, and is against stricter gun regulations. In order to deal with the issue of illegal immigration to the United States from Mexico and other Latin and Southern American countries, Trump has proposed many times that the United States build a giant wall on the southern border. He has spoken out in favor of increasing support for Israel and increasing sanctions on Iran, and putting American troops on the ground to deal with the Islamic State threat. In a book released during his campaign in October 2015, Trump cites Israel's border as proof that border walls can halt the flow of illegal immigration. He cites Israel's border wall with the West Bank as proof that a similar strong border wall between the United States and Mexico would deter immigrants from trying to enter the country illegally, significantly decreasing the flow of illegal immigrants coming from Mexico. Speaking at a press conference promoting the book, Trump quipped, “Walls work; all you have to do is ask Israel.” Trump announced plans to visit Israel and meet with Netanyahu in late 2015, and a date was set for December 28. After Trump made offensive comments about banning all Muslims from entering the United States days later the announcement, Netanyahu cancelled the meeting and issued a statement condemning his Islamophobic rhetoric. Trump expressed support for moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in January 2016, echoing the sentiments of Jeb Bush , Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio. On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 2:16:36 PM UTC-6, plainolamerican wrote: > > > http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/donald-trump-just-retweeted-a-white-supremacist-just-to-get-a-dig-on-jeb-bush/ > > > GOP front runner Donald Trump has been accused of racism > <http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/that-racist-trump-tweet-about-blacks-killing-whites-isnt-just-false-its-neo-nazi-propaganda/> > in > the past, but on Friday morning, Trump retweeted a white supremacist > website promoting Adolf Hitler <http://thegreateststorynevertold.tv/>. > > The tweet was a jab at rival, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and showed him looking > down-and-out, holding a “Vote Trump” sign. > > “@WhiteGenocideTM <https://twitter.com/WhiteGenocideTM>: @realDonaldTrump > <https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump> Poor Jeb. I could’ve sworn I saw > him outside Trump Tower the other day! pic.twitter.com/e5uLRubqla > <https://t.co/e5uLRubqla>“ > > — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2016 > <https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/690562515500032000> > > The tweet originated from an account called @WhiteGenocideTM > <https://twitter.com/WhiteGenocideTM>, which is promoting a pro-Hitler > movie called, *The Greatest Story Never Told. *The trailer for the film > calls Hitler the “saviour of Europe.” The website also includes an > interview with Holocaust-denier Ursula Haverbeck > <http://thegreateststorynevertold.tv/ursula-haverbeck-panorama-interview-english-subtitles/> > . > > One of the many troubling tweets from the account is an animated picture > of Donald Trump dressed as a Nazi, about to gas potential Democratic rival > Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sanders is Jewish. > > @Perennialism <https://twitter.com/Perennialism> @Ricky_Vaughn99 > <https://twitter.com/Ricky_Vaughn99> pic.twitter.com/C6PT2o1ex2 > <https://t.co/C6PT2o1ex2> > > — Donald Trumpovitz (@WhiteGenocideTM) January 13, 2016 > <https://twitter.com/WhiteGenocideTM/status/687404088787599361> > > The Twitter account is littered with anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim rhetoric > and lists its location as “Jewmerica.” Its “pinned” or featured tweet shows > a man saying he is Jewish, with a yellow Star of David with the word “Jude” > added on. > > Trump tweeted the image of Bush with the racist twitter handle to his > nearly 6 million followers Friday morning. It’s not the first time Trump > has been associated with the fascist leader of Nazi Germany who was > responsible for genocide against millions of Jewish people and other groups. > > Last month, a Trump fan page attributed a quote by Hitler to Trump > <http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/oops-trump-fan-page-attributes-hitlers-christian-warrior-quote-to-donald-j-trump/>, > > inscribing the words, “As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be > cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice” on the > image of Trump. The sentence was part of a 1922 speech by Hitler in Munich. > Long before Trump hit the campaign trail, his ex-wife, Ivana, told Vanity > Fair > <http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/donald-trump-kept-book-of-hitler-speeches-on-his-nightstand-ex-wife-claims/> > in > a 1990 interview that Trump kept a collection of Hitler’s speeches on his > night stand by his bed. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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