Trump ‘Triggers’ Jew Haters With ‘Happy Hanukkah’ Wishes
Some of Donald Trump’s more anti-Semitic supporters were most unhappy over the weekend that marked both Christmas Eve and the first night of Hanukkah, when the president-elect sent out a Hanukkah greeting to American Jews.
Here a few of their Twitter missives.
@realDonaldTrump “if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, he shall die; but thou hast delivered thy soul.” pic.twitter.com/JpW9jLJJ1A
— Silvanus Publishing (@SilvanusBooks) December 27, 2016
@realDonaldTrump You better be fucking kidding me! I voted for you and you saidyou were a “good christians” and we dont support satanic jews
— Frank Salazar (@Frankie92th) December 24, 2016
@realDonaldTrump @imbackagain1488 trump is officially cucked
— b (@thebeekeep3r) December 26, 2016
Trump has a mixed record when it comes to inclusiveness during the holiday season. His daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, are both Jewish and celebrate Hanukkah, something that she acknowledged in a Tweet. But the president-elect has also gained attention as a combatant in the “war on Christmas,” often discussing the fact that he wants people to say “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays.”
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