Trump slams Harris for doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to combat antisemitism, calls on her to ‘disavow the support of all Hamas sympathizers’

Former President Donald Trump charged Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris has done “absolutely nothing” to combat nan startling surge successful antisemitism, and challenged nan Democratic nominee to “disavow nan support of each Hamas sympathizers” backing her campaign.  

“Despite presiding complete this detonation of antisemitism, Kamala Harris has done perfectly nothing,” nan 78-year-old Republican nominee said successful remarks astatine a “Fighting Anti-Semitism successful America” arena successful Washington, DC. 

“She has not lifted a azygous digit to protect you aliases to protect your children aliases to moreover protect you pinch words,” Trump continued. 

The erstwhile president called retired Harris for expressing sympathy toward nan anti-Israel protesters who erected encampments connected assemblage campuses crossed nan state and allegedly terrorized Jewish students earlier this year. 

“Kamala Harris said that nan extremist demonstrators connected assemblage campuses were, ‘human emotion should beryllium this way.’ This is her message,” Trump said. 

The GOP nominee was referencing a July question and reply nan vice president did pinch “The Nation,” successful which she said nan field disruptors were “showing precisely what nan quality emotion should be, arsenic a consequence to Gaza.” 

Harris went connected to statement that “there are things immoderate of nan protesters are saying that I perfectly reject” but that she “understand[s] nan emotion down it.”

Trump denounced nan vice president’s connection arsenic “dangerous” and “unbefitting” of a campaigner for president. 

“I’m calling connected Kamala Harris to officially disavow nan support of each Hamas sympathizers, anti-Semites, Israel haters connected assemblage campuses and everyplace else,” he said.  

“She won’t do it. You cognize that. She’s not going to do it,” Trump told nan crowd. 

The arena was hosted by Miriam Adelson, nan co-owner of nan NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and widow of GOP megadonor and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.

Adelson praised Trump during her introduction, calling him “a president who keeps his promises.” 

She lauded Trump for moving nan US Embassy successful Israel to Jerusalem, recognizing nan Golan Heights arsenic Israeli territory, scrapping nan Iran atomic woody and negotiating nan groundbreaking Abraham Accords successful his first term. 

“Trump does what is correct – consecutive and simple,” Adelson said. 

Throughout his speech, nan erstwhile president lamented that contempt nan accomplishments Adelson rattled off, Jewish Americans “still ballot for Democrats.”  

“It hurts maine to opportunity it, you’re going to still ballot for Democrats,” Trump said. “And it doesn’t make sense.”

“Any Jewish personification that votes for her aliases nan Democratic Party should person their caput examined,” he argued, suggesting that American Jews ballot Democrat retired of “habit.” 

“With each I person done for Israel, I received only 24% of nan Jewish [vote],” Trump said, referring to nan 2016 election.

He noted that his support among Jewish voters grew to 29% successful 2020 and is presently astatine astir 40%. Trump based on that he “should beryllium astatine 100%” pinch Jewish voters. 

Trump pledged that if elected, “ugly anti-Semitic, pro-Hamas bigotry and dislike will beryllium turned backmost and crushed.” 

“It will beryllium a agleam caller time for nan Jewish organization successful America,” he said. 

The erstwhile president further promised that successful his “first week backmost successful nan Oval Office,” he would move to withhold accreditations and national support for universities that beforehand “anti-Semitic propaganda;”  enforce civilian authorities laws erstwhile Jewish students are harassed aliases threatened connected assemblage campuses; and prohibition exile resettlement from “terror infested areas for illustration nan Gaza Strip.”