Trump Surrogate Walks Back ‘False Flag’ Tweet On JCC Threat

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By Daniel J. Solomon March 1, 2017

Anthony Scaramucci, wealthy financier and friend of President Trump, walked back comments on Wednesday that insinuated Democrats might have been responsible for threats phoned into dozens of Jewish community centers around the country.

“I’m not suggesting the Democrats were behind it. What I was really suggesting in that tweet is that we actually don’t know who’s behind it,” he said in a tense interview with CNN’s Alyse Camarota, as she confronted him over his tweets.

It’s not yet clear who the #JCC offenders are. Don’t forget @TheDemocrats effort to incite violence at Trump rallies https://t.co/uTBFGhI0Kh

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— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) February 28, 2017

No, I’m saying until we know for sure it’s highly irresponsible to jump to conclusions https://t.co/wynFuUCKyT

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) February 28, 2017

The president acknowledged the wave of threats and vandalism against Jewish institutions during his address to Congress Tuesday night. Some have attributed the incidents to a climate more hospitable to bigotry since the president’s election last November.

Scaramucci briefly worked on Trump’s transition team, but his appointment was ultimately dropped due to ethical concerns.

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Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.

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