During a speech celebrating the passage of his tax-cut and spending plan, President Donald Trump came under fire for using the term “Shylock” while talking about certain bankers — a word widely recognized as antisemitic.
“Think of that: No death tax. No estate tax. No going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker — and in some cases, Shylocks and bad people,” Trump remarked while speaking at an event in Iowa late Thursday.
The term “Shylock” originates from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, where the character is a greedy Jewish moneylender. Over the centuries, the name became synonymous with predatory lending and has been broadly criticized as an antisemitic slur.
In response, the Anti-Defamation League condemned Trump’s comments in strong terms. “The term ‘Shylock’ evokes a centuries-old antisemitic trope about Jews and greed that is extremely offensive and dangerous,” the ADL said. “President Trump’s use of the term is very troubling and irresponsible.”
Representative Dan Goldman of New York, who is Jewish and a member of the Democratic Party, reacted forcefully, stating, “This is blatant and vile antisemitism, and Trump knows exactly what he’s doing.”
When asked by reporters aboard Air Force One about the term and whether he understood its implications, Trump claimed ignorance. “No, I’ve never heard it that way. To be Shylock is somebody that, say, a money lender at high rates,” he said. “I’ve never heard it that way. You view it differently than me. I’ve never heard that.”
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He could be criticized but he’s not an anti Semite!
Kamala Harris’ handpicked running mate, Tim Walz hosted, on at least five occasions, a Muslim cleric who celebrated Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and promoted a film popular among Neo-Nazis that glorifies Adolf Hitler. The cleric and imam, Asad Zaman, and Tim Walz are no strangers.
not how we should be doing it
trump is neing good to us we should just take it
DEMON RATS THEY WILL BURN THE TORAH FOR THE SAKE OF GETTIN RID OF THE ONLY PRESIDENT THAT DEFEND THE JEWS THEY ELECTING A HAMAS SUPPORTER JUST NOT TO GET A REPUBLICAN THEY WILL HAVE TO BOW TO MUHAMAD THEY WILL DO IT FOR THE HATE TO ISRAEL
I always knew Trump was an antisemite. His daughter being Jewish, Jewish grandchildren, moving the embassy to Jerusalem, assisting Israel with Iran, destroying the nuclear reactor, publicly defending Bibi and being the most pro Israel president ever was all a ruse, all a cover for his disgust and hatred of the Jewish people.
Insanity at your core.
Representative Dan Goldman of New York, who is Jewish and a member of the Democratic Party, reacted forcefully, stating, “This is blatant and vile antisemitism, and Trump knows exactly what he’s doing.”
I don’t care for the use of that term, but if there’s one non-Jew who deserves the benefit of the doubt, especially just after he sent B2s to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, it’s President Trump.
Dan Goldman is a filthy, ungrateful liar, who’s opportunistically using Trump’s gaffe to spew his TDS-inspired lying vitriol.
Well, duh. Goldman is a lowlife piece of garbage who’s only claim to fame is being one of the lead prosecutors on the Russian collusion hoax that was perpetrated by 2 other so-called Jews, Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff. A major chillul Hashem all around.
Dan Goldman couldn’t care less for Jews.
He didn’t graduate high school so he ,8ssed Shakespeare.