- President Donald Trump seemed to refer to a crowd of Jewish Republicans as Israelis multiple times within a speech Saturday.
- Trump referred to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “your prime minister” and railed against what he characterised as an anti-Israel agenda by Democrats in Congress.
- His appearance at the Republican Jewish Coalition almost a month after Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar came under sharp scrutiny for accusing pro-Israel lawmakers of serving “allegiance to a foreign country.”
President Donald Trump seemed to refer to a crowd of Jewish Republicans as Israelites multiple times within a speech Saturday and railed against American lawmakers whom he said were not serving Israeli interests.
Trump referred to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as “your prime minister” while speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pointing out his meeting at the White House to announce Israel sovereignty over the Golan Heights, territory Israel seized from Syria in the 1967 Middle East War, Trump highlighted his close relationship with Netanyahu, who during the ceremony compared the president to Cyrus the Great, Lord Balfour, and Harry Truman.
Trump seemed to double down on referring to the crowd as Israelis, railing against what he cast as anti-Israel policies by Democrats.
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