Damage control: How does Trump convince Americans he's not an anti-Semite when he's surrounded...

[DonViejo]

SUNDAY, MAR 19, 2017 11:00 AM EDT

Damage control: How does Donald Trump convince Americans he’s not an anti-Semite when he’s surrounded by them?

A reputation expert says that merely pointing out Trump's Jewish son-in-law doesn't defend him

MATTHEW ROZSA

White House adviser Sebastian Gorka’s ties to Hungarian anti-Semitic groups have existed since February, and it wasn’t until earlier this week that it came out that Gorka had sworn a lifetime loyalty oath to Vitézi Rend, a Hungarian far-right organization with Nazi ties.

But, given that President Donald Trump has been accused of dog whistle anti-Semitism in the past — from taking specific mentioning of Jews out of a statement commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day to staying silent on acts of anti-Semitic vandalism for a disturbingly long time — it begs wondering why he’s not doing more to actually show that he cares about Jewish people.

According to Eric Schiffer, CEO of The Patriarch Organization and chairman of Reputation Management Consultants, the president may be focused on his image, but is surrounding himself with people who aren’t concerned with theirs.

“The biggest problems for Trump are his relationships with political characters tied to anti-Semitic behavior, and his periods of proactive omission and relative silence in response to anti-Semitic incidences which call for presidential leadership to target and condemn,” Schiffer explained. “We had Trump at first not want to condemn support from David Duke, a famous anti-Semite. Then there was the reference to Hillary Clinton’s meetings ‘in secret with international banks to plot the destruction of U.S. sovereignty to enrich global financial powers.’ The retweeted messages sent by white supremacists including the image of Clinton next to a Jewish star and hundred dollars bills with the moniker of ‘Most Corrupt Candidate.'”

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http://www.salon.com/2017/03/19/damage-control-how-does-donald-trump-convince-americans-hes-not-an-anti-semite-when-hes-surrounded-by-them/

[shraby]

1. That's an easy question to answer. In light of his feelings toward his daughter, he's

probably jealous of him, and also in light of his "revenge" tendencies, he's is getting back at his rival for his daughter's affection.

[Girard442]

2. Hard to convince people you're not antisemitic when you are. NT

[world wide wally]

3. The same way he got elected...

He'll just lie