This is the Forward’s coverage of U.S. president Donald Trump and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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News WATCH: What If Donald Trump Had Called for Ban on Jews — Not Muslims?
An election ad on rotation in the swing state of Florida, which boasts a sizable Jewish population, imagines presidential candidate Donald Trump calling for a ban on Jews coming to the United States. The advertisement, paid for by the anti-Trump group Truth PAC, includes an excerpt of an earlier speech by Trump in which he…
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Opinion Why This Russian Jew Thinks Donald Trump Is Absolutely Right About Russia
This piece is part of a series about the issues in the 2016 presidential election. Until I watched second Presidential Debate, I didn’t like anything about Donald Trump. I am not a Republican. I believe in universal healthcare and I don’t think it’s a great idea to build a wall on the Mexican border. But…
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Israel News Down to the Dog Whistles, Donald Trump’s Jerusalem Rally Could Have Happened in Idaho
The event had the hallmarks of a classic Donald Trump rally. Supporters wearing “Make American Great Again” hats shouted “Lock her up,” in reference to Hillary Clinton, “Drain the swamp” and “Trump, Trump, Trump.” But instead of say, Idaho, where Trump has a double-digit lead in the polls, this rally took place in the holy…
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News For Neo-Nazis, Donald Trump Was Once a ‘Secret Jew’
Republican candidate Donald Trump is now heralded as hero by white nationalists, his promise to “Make America Great Again,” a rallying cry for nativists accross the country. But not long ago, this alliance between Trump and white nationalists would have seemed impossible. Trump was hardly a favorite; some saw him as a selfish mercenary or…
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Fast Forward Chicago Jews for Trump Hold Forth in Deep Blue Illinois — Softly
Even in a normal election year, the Windy City is a tough town for a Republican. But in 2016 it’s even harder to be a Donald Trump supporter. This is, after all, President Barack Obama’s hometown. It’s also a Democratic stronghold built up by two Mayor Daley’s in an uncontested state that is reliably deep…
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News Donald Trump’s Jewish Fans Are Sticking With Their Man — Mostly
A Jewish group that has been stumping for Donald Trump is doubling down on its support for the Republican candidate — despite the fallout that Trump is seeing from within his own party. Jews Choose Trump, which was launched in July to address what it sees as a hostile environment towards Republican candidate Donald Trump,…
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Israel News Yehuda Glick, Temple Provocateur and Knesset Member, Renounces Trump
After the Friday night release of an audio tape in which Donald Trump bragged about committing sexual assault, Republican leaders abandoned their presidential nominee in droves. That trend extended across the ocean, with Yehuda Glick, a former American citizen and Likud member of the Knesset, renouncing his support for the party’s standard bearer. “Mr. Trump,…
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News 5 Reasons White Supremacists Love Donald Trump
This week the Anti-Defamation League officially listed Pepe the frog to its list of “hate symbols” — just weeks after Donald Trump’s son posted a photoshopped image of his father standing beside the now-officially Jew-hating amphibian. Trump’s links to anti-Semitic groups will surprise no one who has been following the rise of the Republican presidential…
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