Former President Trump, while speaking at two events to combat antisemitism, said if he loses the presidential election, Jewish Americans would be to blame, per The Hill.
The Republican presidential candidate said he has 40% support among Jewish Americans, while the 60% support Kamala Harris are voting for the “enemy.”
“In my opinion, the Jewish people would have a lot to do with a loss, if I’m at 40%,” Trump said at a “Fighting Antisemitism” event hosted by Israeli-American Republican Miriam Adelson at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Trump was also the key-note speaker at the Israeli American Conference and he repeated his views.
“If I don’t win this election – and Jewish people would have a lot to do with that, 60% are voting for the enemy – Israel will cease to exist in two years,” Trump said. “I believe I’m 100% right…. If I do win, Israel will be safe and secure, and we’ll stop the toxic poison of antisemitism.”
Trump’s comments did not go over well with Vice President Kamala Harris supporters.
“Treating Jews and Israel as political footballs makes Jews, Israel, and all of us less safe,” Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, said to The Forward.
“Dividing Jews into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ camps and engaging in dual loyalty tropes further normalizes antisemitism. Anyone who cares about Jewish safety should call it out,” she said. “This is not partisan politics — it’s about the fundamental safety of the Jewish community.”
Alyssa Farrah Griffin, a former Trump administration official, posted X, formerly Twitter: “If any other national politician said: ‘the Jewish people would have a lot to do with a loss’ – to preemptively blame Jews for a potential loss – their career & candidacy would be over. How people continue to ignore this is scary.”
Andrew Weinstein, who served as a delegate to the United Nations for the Biden administration, echoed those remarks.
“Donald Trump is now saying that the ‘Jewish people’ will be to blame if he loses this election. This is vile and dangerous and should be condemned by all Americans. Antisemitic rhetoric like this makes Jews less safe,” Weinstein posted on X.
