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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Just Hours After Anti-Semitic Remarks, Trump Promotes Himself as 'King of Israel... Second Coming of God'
"The President is a raving lunatic," responded Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum. "He is not well."
Aug 21, 2019
After the #DisloyaltoTrump hashtag went viral overnight in response to President Donald Trump accusing any person of Jewish faith who voted Democratic of being "disloyal" to the state of Israel--the president sparked fresh concerns about his mental health Wednesday morning after he tweeted quotes from one of his right-wing supporters who said Trump was like "the King of Israel" and compared Trump to "the second coming of God."
Thanking radio host and self-described "warrior conservative" Wayne Allyn Root for his "very nice words," the president tweeted:
\u201c....like he\u2019s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God...But American Jews don\u2019t know him or like him. They don\u2019t even know what they\u2019re doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense! But that\u2019s OK, if he keeps doing what he\u2019s doing, he\u2019s good for.....\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1566387292
\u201c.....all Jews, Blacks, Gays, everyone. And importantly, he\u2019s good for everyone in America who wants a job.\u201d Wow! @newsmax @foxandfriends @OANN\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1566387292
Reactions of disgust and worry quickly followed online:
\u201cThis thread, not a full day after calling American Jewish Democrats disloyal, is eschatological antisemitism from a right wing extremist. It draws a line between good (right wing and/or Israeli) and bad (liberal) Jews. This is stochastic terrorism.\u201d— Rabbi Andrue Kahn (@Rabbi Andrue Kahn) 1566389887
\u201cTrump is quoting someone who calls him "the King of Israel" on par with "the second coming of God." Two things: 1) it's weird & offensive to say, in effect, "Jews love him like he's Jesus." 2) Christians should see this as blasphemy but many, especially in USA, won't.\u201d— Jeet Heer (@Jeet Heer) 1566389104
\u201cTrump just described himself as the King of Israel - holy shit\u201d— Mike Elk (@Mike Elk) 1566387911
"The President is a raving lunatic," Democrat Andrew Gillum, who ran for governor last year in Florida, tweeted just after Trump's tweets. "He is not well."
Correction: This article has been updated to more accurately reflect which country Trump was referring to when he accused Democratic Jewish voters as being disloyal.
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After the #DisloyaltoTrump hashtag went viral overnight in response to President Donald Trump accusing any person of Jewish faith who voted Democratic of being "disloyal" to the state of Israel--the president sparked fresh concerns about his mental health Wednesday morning after he tweeted quotes from one of his right-wing supporters who said Trump was like "the King of Israel" and compared Trump to "the second coming of God."
Thanking radio host and self-described "warrior conservative" Wayne Allyn Root for his "very nice words," the president tweeted:
\u201c....like he\u2019s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God...But American Jews don\u2019t know him or like him. They don\u2019t even know what they\u2019re doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense! But that\u2019s OK, if he keeps doing what he\u2019s doing, he\u2019s good for.....\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1566387292
\u201c.....all Jews, Blacks, Gays, everyone. And importantly, he\u2019s good for everyone in America who wants a job.\u201d Wow! @newsmax @foxandfriends @OANN\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1566387292
Reactions of disgust and worry quickly followed online:
\u201cThis thread, not a full day after calling American Jewish Democrats disloyal, is eschatological antisemitism from a right wing extremist. It draws a line between good (right wing and/or Israeli) and bad (liberal) Jews. This is stochastic terrorism.\u201d— Rabbi Andrue Kahn (@Rabbi Andrue Kahn) 1566389887
\u201cTrump is quoting someone who calls him "the King of Israel" on par with "the second coming of God." Two things: 1) it's weird & offensive to say, in effect, "Jews love him like he's Jesus." 2) Christians should see this as blasphemy but many, especially in USA, won't.\u201d— Jeet Heer (@Jeet Heer) 1566389104
\u201cTrump just described himself as the King of Israel - holy shit\u201d— Mike Elk (@Mike Elk) 1566387911
"The President is a raving lunatic," Democrat Andrew Gillum, who ran for governor last year in Florida, tweeted just after Trump's tweets. "He is not well."
Correction: This article has been updated to more accurately reflect which country Trump was referring to when he accused Democratic Jewish voters as being disloyal.
After the #DisloyaltoTrump hashtag went viral overnight in response to President Donald Trump accusing any person of Jewish faith who voted Democratic of being "disloyal" to the state of Israel--the president sparked fresh concerns about his mental health Wednesday morning after he tweeted quotes from one of his right-wing supporters who said Trump was like "the King of Israel" and compared Trump to "the second coming of God."
Thanking radio host and self-described "warrior conservative" Wayne Allyn Root for his "very nice words," the president tweeted:
\u201c....like he\u2019s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God...But American Jews don\u2019t know him or like him. They don\u2019t even know what they\u2019re doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense! But that\u2019s OK, if he keeps doing what he\u2019s doing, he\u2019s good for.....\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1566387292
\u201c.....all Jews, Blacks, Gays, everyone. And importantly, he\u2019s good for everyone in America who wants a job.\u201d Wow! @newsmax @foxandfriends @OANN\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1566387292
Reactions of disgust and worry quickly followed online:
\u201cThis thread, not a full day after calling American Jewish Democrats disloyal, is eschatological antisemitism from a right wing extremist. It draws a line between good (right wing and/or Israeli) and bad (liberal) Jews. This is stochastic terrorism.\u201d— Rabbi Andrue Kahn (@Rabbi Andrue Kahn) 1566389887
\u201cTrump is quoting someone who calls him "the King of Israel" on par with "the second coming of God." Two things: 1) it's weird & offensive to say, in effect, "Jews love him like he's Jesus." 2) Christians should see this as blasphemy but many, especially in USA, won't.\u201d— Jeet Heer (@Jeet Heer) 1566389104
\u201cTrump just described himself as the King of Israel - holy shit\u201d— Mike Elk (@Mike Elk) 1566387911
"The President is a raving lunatic," Democrat Andrew Gillum, who ran for governor last year in Florida, tweeted just after Trump's tweets. "He is not well."
Correction: This article has been updated to more accurately reflect which country Trump was referring to when he accused Democratic Jewish voters as being disloyal.
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