Former President Donald Trump claimed Vice President Kamala Harris 'doesn't for illustration Jewish people' and appeared to work together pinch an interviewer who called her Jewish hubby Doug Emhoff a 'crappy Jew.'
The incendiary comments came during an question and reply pinch WABC power astatine a clip of precocious tensions an subject strikes betwixt Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah, successful a run wherever nan Biden management has drawn protests for its subject support for Israel.
'You tin spot nan disdain,' Trump said of Harris, her party's presumed nominee. 'Number One, she doesn't for illustration Israel. Number Two, she doesn´t for illustration Jewish people. You cognize it, I cognize it and everybody knows it and cipher wants to opportunity it,' Trump said.
Trump claimed Harris 'dislikes Jewish people', contempt her matrimony to 2nd man Doug Emhoff, successful comments that drew a crisp rebuke from nan the Harris campaign.
Interviewer Sid Rosenberg brought up Emhoff, saying, 'He´s Jewish for illustration Bernie Sanders is Jewish. Are you kidding me?'
At that point, Trump tin beryllium heard saying 'Yeah.'
'He´s a crappy Jew,' said Rosenberg.
Former President Donald Trump said Vice President Kamala Harris 'doesn´t for illustration Jewish people' and said 'yeah' aft an interviewer called her Jewish husband, Doug Emhoff,' a 'crappy Jew.'
'Yeah,' Trump said again.
Then Rosenberg added, without explanation, 'He´s a horrible Jew.'
The remarks drew an contiguous consequence from nan Harris campaign.
'America is amended than nan fear, hate, and bad insults of Donald Trump,' said Harris run spokesperson James Singer.
'Vice President Harris believes Americans want a president who unites our state alternatively of divides it, uses nan powerfulness of nan presidency to thief families alternatively of wounded them, and has a imagination for our future, alternatively of taking america backwards.'
Trump made nan incendiary comments successful an question and reply pinch WABC
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: US Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff get astatine nan White House for a authorities meal connected April 10, 2024 successful Washington, DC
Trump run spokesperson Steven Cheung told DailyMail.com erstwhile asked astir nan comments by Rosenberg, 'He evidently wasn’t agreeing pinch that sentiment. In fact, Kamala has stoked anti-Israel dislike connected schoolhouse campuses pinch her vulnerable and divisive rhetoric.'
Trump made a akin declare astir Harris disliking Jewish group connected Friday while speaking to a Christian group astatine a Turning Point USA gathering successful Florida. He has besides ignited blowback successful nan past for making akin remarks astir Jewish people, like when he said successful March that Jews who ballot for Democrats 'hate Israel' and dislike 'their religion.'
Emhoff, nan first Jewish personification to service arsenic nan spouse of a nationally elected U.S. leader, has been 1 of nan astir visible members of nan Biden management speaking astir combating antisemitism. He hung mezuzahs connected nan doorposts of nan vice president´s residence and led Passover celebrations astatine nan White House.
Trump besides attacked Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, who is Jewish.
'Fifteen years ago, you couldn't opportunity a bad point [about Israel], you'd beryllium retired of office. And coming it's almost for illustration — I mean, Schumer has go a Palestinian. Chuck Schumer is officially now a Palestinian,' Trump said.
The Harris run said successful a statement: 'Donald Trump is hateful, despicable, and should not beryllium our president. He roots against America. He insults America. Why would we want to put him successful complaint of America? Donald Trump thinks he tin people points pinch Jewish voters by denigrating them. He is wrong.'