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senseandsensibility

(24,259 posts) Fri Jul 4, 2025, 01:57 PM Jul 2025

Apparently trump used an anti-semitic slur in Iowa

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"Taking a victory lap", as the press loves to describe it, for his big ugly bill, he referred to bankers as Shylocks. And, according to Aaron Rupar the NYT had a reporter at the scene but the paper ignored the slur in their coverage. Can't say that I'm surprised. I did see a headline about it on nbcnews.com and apparently he claimed he didn't know it was a slur.

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Apparently trump used an anti-semitic slur in Iowa (Original Post) senseandsensibility Jul 2025 OP

He absolutely knows what it means JCMach1 Jul 2025 #1

No one should be surprised. sakabatou Jul 2025 #2

Even if we believe Trump (he's illiterate and surely has never read Shakespeare) Prairie Gates Jul 2025 #3

And apparently it resonates with some on DU DavidDvorkin Jul 2025 #4

JCMach1

(29,094 posts)

1. He absolutely knows what it means

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 02:11 PM

Jul 2025

He is an idiot, so I am sure he picked it up from his dad, or grandfather's Klan publications he read as a kid.

Those publications use it alot.

sakabatou

(45,782 posts)

2. No one should be surprised.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 02:13 PM

Jul 2025

Prairie Gates

(7,215 posts)

3. Even if we believe Trump (he's illiterate and surely has never read Shakespeare)

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 02:15 PM

Jul 2025

Can you imagine how many times people around him who are not illiterate (including his parents) used the term Shylock for it to come to mind so easily? He claims he never heard it as a reference to Jews, but only to usurious bankers. Even if we believe that, it means he's absolutely swimming in antisemitism his entire life.

Disgraceful.

DavidDvorkin

(20,496 posts)

4. And apparently it resonates with some on DU

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 03:15 PM

Jul 2025

See this post:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3490576

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