Donald Trump having dinner with two known anti-Semitic charlatans was a political threat against America’s Jews. The Trump Fuentes meeting was no accident. It sent a message to the Jewish American communities that, barring their support and money in 2024, Trump could whip up antisemitism just as easily as he whipped anti-black sentiments over the last 6 years as the most hateful and galvanizing figure in American politics. That’s Donald Trump for you. It’s all about himself, never the country or its people. No matter the danger his actions might generate.
Of the five-million plus American Jews, some 80% of them have traditionally voted for the Democrats. The other 20%, for reasons dealing with the GOP economic policies, have traditionally voted with the Republicans. But with him meeting with Nick Fuentes, did Trump alienate the 20% or scare the 80%? His calculations must have factored this assumption, otherwise Trump is dumber than we think.
Trump even leaked of his favorable impression of Fuentes. How is that not a direct threat to every person of Jewish faith in America?
TRUMP’S BURN-THE-BARN STRATEGY
He must believe this is a winning strategy if one considers the early history of Adolph Hitler dealing with German Jewry. They saw his danger and began negotiating a more favorable outcome to their fate during these dark times to stem the hate and the public scorn. If Trump believes the Jews in Europe during the 1930’s are the same Jews in America in the 21st century, he will be sorely disappointed.
In fact, the laws and rules the United States has adopted over the last fifty years to protect the Jewish communities aim not to repeat Germany circa 1930. The very notion that racists could be committing a crime because of their hate focus on the protection of Jewish American communities as well as others before hate turns into violence as it happened in Germany.
Trump being Trump, though, he must have calculated that the Jewish leadership in the U.S. might figure that if hate flares up en masse because of Trump’s action, there are not enough prosecutors across the land to stem the tide of the hate his followers might display. In other words, Trump is telling American Jews to either submit their full support to him in 2024 or he will submit them to the fate of George Floyd.
If he has not already with his latest public meeting leaked to look accidental.
Scolding the Jewish communities with his anti-Semitic remarks that Evangelists love Israel more than Jews in America was not enough. He really believes American Jews are not Americans first and foremost. But that was a mild anti-Semitic threat even though the media condemned his rhetoric. He needed to send a stronger message that would open the eyes of all Jews in America. Ergo, the Trump Fuentes meeting was no accident. Trump planned it and leaked it as a Thanksgiving gift.
Trump even leaked of his favorable impression of Fuentes. How is that not a direct threat to every person of Jewish faith in America?
Meanwhile, every American must stand in full support of the Jews in their own country. Be they of different religious or political beliefs. If Trump can threaten the Jews, he can threaten anyone.
SHELDON NO MORE
During his 2020 campaign, a Jewish philanthropist and billionaire named Sheldon Adelson financed the Donald Trump campaign to the tunes of over $300 millions. Adelson, since, has died leaving a big void in Trump’s ability to raise money from wealthy and committed Jewish donors.
Apparently, his constant demand for Jewish money for his 2024 campaign seems to have stalled. Not enough donors, or not enough money. So, Trump is resorting to what a Godfather boss usually does. He is sending the Jews in America, with his meeting with Fuentes, a dead fish wrapped in an old newspaper. The message? Support with your hard earned dollars or watch Antisemitism grow exponentially in this country.
If there was ever any doubt in the mind of any Jewish voter how dangerous Trump might be, we hope this doubt has dissipated by now. The leaders in their communities must decide what their next move might be. Pledge support or fight him to the guillotine?
We hope for the guillotine.
Meanwhile, every American must stand in full support of the Jews in this country. Be they of different religious or political beliefs. If Trump can threaten the Jews, he can threaten anyone.