The U.S. — not Israel — is my country, American Jews tweet at Trump
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By Molly Boigon September 16, 2020
American Jews took to Twitter to respond after President Trump said Jews Jews should vote for him because of his position on Israel, saying “we love your country” during a White House call for Rosh Hashanah.
My country is America. https://t.co/Fhx6SPsnnJ
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) September 16, 2020
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/VHSWpNSTmN
— Antisemitism Cow (@AntisemitismCow) September 16, 2020
Screams in Jewish. pic.twitter.com/xNATzWOzH0
— Dvorah Landsman (STAY HOME) (@dvorahlandsman) September 16, 2020
I guess we’ve gone from implying I have a dual loyalty, to just having a single loyalty—but to another country.
— Steve Zorowitz #TrumpLiedPeopleDied (@szorowitz) September 16, 2020
Telling Jewish Americans they aren’t really American is quite the campaign strategy.
— ScottD (@Phins4Ev) September 16, 2020
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