Trump questioned who is really behind anti-Semitic threats and vandalism

[Panich52]

Washington Post

Trump questioned who is really behind anti-Semitic threats and vandalism, official says
By Mark Berman
February 28 at 8:11 PM


President Trump questioned who was behind a recent spate of anti-Semitic threats and incidents during a meeting with state attorneys general on Tuesday, one of the people present said after the gathering.

When Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) asked him about the recent threats against Jewish facilities, the president responded by condemning the statements but then “suggested the ‘reverse’ may be true,” Shapiro said.

“I don’t know what the president meant by that statement,” Shapiro said in a statement.

Trump “made this reference that sometimes it’s the reverse” and then “used that word ‘reverse’ several times,” Joe Grace, a spokesman for Shapiro, said in a telephone interview Tuesday afternoon. Grace was relaying what Shapiro had said publicly during a phone call with reporters earlier Tuesday.

{Trump is flirting with the idea that anti-Semitic incidents are false flags — again}

Shapiro’s account of the meeting with Trump was first reported by Billy Penn.

More:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/02/28/trump-questioned-who-is-really-behind-anti-semitic-threats-and-vandalism-official-says/?utm_term=.fec87285763f

[raging moderate]

1. Despicable.

Probably alt-right propaganda.

[lastlib]

2. Not only loathsome and despicable, but Deplorable!

[Warren DeMontague]

3. well, you know how crafty (((those))) people are.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Denial by some Jews.

I have a friend who lives on an illegal settlement in Israel and this is his response to this article:

This is ridiculous. I think someone had his hearing aid turned off or else he grossly misunderstood what was said. Trump has high regard for Jews period. You may question much of what he says or does but not on this issue. He is committed to Israel like no other president before him and he has been sourrounded (sic) by committed Jews his whole adult life.


The best that can be said that Trump likes Israeli Jews but not so much the American variety. My friend can only see that Trump will prevent him from losing his home, will protect him and his family from Palestinians and others, and if Trump supports Israel, therefore, he must collectively support Jews, period.

[oberliner]

6. Trump likes Jews who like him

And doesn't like Jews who don't like him.

Same as his approach to every group of people.

[luvMIdog]

5. Ivanka and husband must feel so proud

that they get to stand there and clap for the racist