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LetMyPeopleVote

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Fri Apr 12, 2024, 12:57 AM Apr 2024

(Jewish Group) Trump seems to think he can badger Jewish voters into backing him [View all]

Donald Trump seems to believe he's entitled to greater support from Jewish voters. The more they disagree, the more he feels justified in lashing out.



https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-seems-think-can-badger-jewish-voters-backing-rcna147425

Revisiting our earlier coverage, Donald Trump seems to believe that he took a series of steps he considered pro-Israel, with the expectation that he’d receive an electoral reward from Jewish voters. When they largely stuck with Democrats anyway, Trump deemed them ungrateful.

This attitude continues to produce ugly results. Last summer, for example, the Republican used his social media platform to share a missive that accused “liberal Jews” of voting to “destroy” America and Israel. Last month, as NBC News reported, Trump went further, invoking a dual loyalty trope by claiming that Jewish voters who support Democrats “hate Israel.”.....

A day later, as a New York Times report noted, he kept the offensive going.

Former President Donald J. Trump once again criticized Jews who back Democratic candidates on Wednesday, saying that “any Jewish person that votes for a Democrat or votes for Biden should have their head examined.”


The Republican went on to insist that Biden, who’s faced fierce criticisms for his support of Israel, has “totally abandoned Israel.”

Stepping back, Trump seems convinced that if he simply badgers Jewish voters enough, maybe they’ll change their minds and support his candidacy......

The more Jews back Biden, the more the former president feels justified lashing out at those who’ve failed to meet his expectations. If Trump believes this will convince Jewish voters to change their political views, he’s likely to be disappointed.

I admit that I am amused when TFG attacks Jewish voters for not supporting him
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