Former President Donald Trump said American Jews who vote for Democrats “hate their religion” and Israel, adding that “they should be ashamed of themselves.”.
Appearing on Seb Gorka’s America First radio program on Monday, Trump was asked about the increasing criticism Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing from Democrats in the U.S.
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in U.S. history – called on Israel to hold new elections. His remarks come at a time when President Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure to withhold U.S. support for Israel unless it changes course in the war in Gaza.
“Could you explain, why is it seemingly that this administration, including Chuck Schumer in the Senate, so hate the man that Israel chose as their prime minister?” Gorka asked Trump. “Why do Democrats hate Bibi Netanyahu?”
“I actually think they hate Israel,” Trump replied. “And the Democrat party hates Israel.”
The former president then pivoted to the Obama-era Iran nuclear agreement, which Trump withdrew from after taking office. He then scolded Jewish voters in the U.S. who for Democrats:
I really believe they hate Israel and they also see a lot of votes still. Don’t forget, when you see those Palestinian marches, even I– I’m amazed at how many people are in those marches. And guys like Schumer see that and to him, it’s votes. I think it’s votes more than anything else because he was always pro-Israel. He’s very anti-Israel now.
Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion. They hate everything about Israel and they should be ashamed of themselves because Israel would be destroyed. You have Iran now making a nuclear weapon. None of that would have happened with me. That’s a big thing.
Trump went on to claim that Iran was “broke” during his administration.
The former president is the presumptive Republican nominee and will face Biden in a rematch in November.
