Trump campaigned on a pledge to fight antisemitism. “Antisemitic bigotry has no place in a civilized society,” Trump said at an event in 2024.
However, critics question whether antisemitism may have found a place within his administration.
NPR has identified three Trump officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a man described by federal prosecutors as a “Nazi sympathizer,” and a prominent Holocaust denier.
Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, argues that the administration is using antisemitism as a pretext.
I mean, yeah. This is monday news. Today he will probably announce a pedophile as the new responsible for child safety and tomorrow a random blonde, ex fox news anchor as the new nuclear counseling expert. He’s been saturating the media space for a decade now. I firmly believe there could be a video of him raping an entire class of first graders and his base would defend him. Good luck usa.