Norman Lear called Trump out Tuesday for his inhumane behavior “appalling”Words about American Jews. Note that the phrase “a horse’s ass”It came to my mind.
“Today, having recently turned 100, I read Donald Trump’s appalling words about American Jews, and I am nine years old again,”The famed producer WriteTweet: Referring to an antisemitic radio show he listened as a child, before WWII. ‘The phrase, a horse’s ass, was an everyday expression when I was nine and it occurs to me again now.”
Lear’s comments follow Trump’s most recent Truth Social tirade, in which he singled out Jews living in the U.S. to “get their act together”Be appreciative of Trump’s efforts for Israel, referencing anti-semitic notion that American Jews are loyal to Israel and the U.S.
“No President has done more for Israel than I have,”Former president WriteSunday, on the social media platform of his media group. “Somewhat surprisingly, however, our wonderful Evangelicals are far more appreciative of this than the people of the Jewish faith, especially those living in the U.S. Those living in Israel, though, are a different story – Highest approval rating in the World, could easily be P.M.! U.S. Jews have to get their act together and appreciate what they have in Israel – Before it is too late!”
Lear responded to Trump’s hateful comments by recalling a poignant memory from his childhood of Father Coughlin, a Catholic priest who frequently used radio broadcasts to spread Pro-Nazi beliefs within his religious commentary.
“I was 9 years old when my dad was found to have committed fraud & was sent to prison for a few years,” Lear Tweet. “Alone in bed one night, my father away, I was playing with a crystal set radio and came across the vicious antisemitic voice of Father Coughlin railing against American Jews.”
“I’m confident that that horrifying moment resulted in my early enlistment in WWII and the 52 combat missions over Nazi Germany that followed,”He continued before explaining that Trump’s recent words took him back to that painful moment before WWII had begun.
The White House will be open Monday Announced Trump’s comments as antisemitic as well as “insulting, both to Jews and to our Israeli allies,”According to ABC News.
“But let’s be clear for years, for years now, Donald Trump has aligned with extremist and antisemitic figures,”Karine Jean Pierre, press secretary, said. “We need to root out antisemitism everywhere it rears its ugly head. We need to call this out.”
