Josh Shapiro labels Donald Trump 'antisemitic' over ex-POTUS' controversial social media post

Donald Trump accused the Democrats of fuelling the Hamas-Israel war
PUBLISHED AUG 22, 2024
Josh Shapiro accused Donald Trump of spewing out hate against Jews through his latest social media post (Getty Images)
Josh Shapiro accused Donald Trump of spewing out hate against Jews through his latest social media post (Getty Images)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Josh Shapiro has accused former president Donald Trump of promoting antisemitism, following a controversial post in which Trump referred to Shapiro as a "highly overrated Jewish Governor."

In a press conference on Thursday, August 22, Shapiro responded to the Republican presidential nominee's late-night post on Truth Social, criticizing Trump for spreading hate and division.

Josh Shapiro condemns Donald Trump's remarks

Speaking about Donald Trump's remarks, Josh Shapiro said, "I think it's clear over the last few years, Donald Trump is obsessed with me and obsessed with continuing to spew hate and division in our politics."

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 04: Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro is seen at the Celebration of Freedom Ceremony during Wawa Welcome America on July 04, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro condemned Donald Trump's attacks against him (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)

"He's someone who has routinely peddled antisemitic tropes like this," added the governor who is a Democrat leading Pennsylvania, a key swing state in the presidential race, emphasizing the dangerous nature of Trump's rhetoric.

Donald Trump's midnight attack on Josh Shapiro

Donald Trump's Truth Social post, made just after midnight on Thursday, aimed at Josh Shapiro for his support of Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid. The former president also claimed Harris "hates Israel."



 

"The highly overrated Jewish Governor of the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, made a really bad and poorly delivered speech [at the Democratic National Convention] talking about freedom and fighting for Comrade Kamala Harris for President," said Trump.

"Yet she hates Israel and will do nothing but make its journey through the complexities of survival as difficult as possible, hoping in the end that it will fail. Judge only by her actions," he continued.

Trump claimed that he is "the best friend that Israel, and the Jewish people, ever had."

"I have done more for Israel than any President, and frankly, I have done more for Israel than any person, and it’s not even close," the 78-year-old politician argued. "Shapiro has done nothing for Israel, and never will."

Former President Donald Trump listens as his attorney Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference at 40 Wall Street after a pre-trial hearing on March 25, 2024 in New York City. Judge Juan Merchan scheduled Trump's criminal trial to begin on April 15, which would make it the first criminal prosecution of a former American president. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records last year, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 election. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Donald Trump claimed Josh Shapiro is a highly overrated Jewish governor (Getty Images)

Slamming the vice president, Trump wrote, "Comrade Kamala Harris, the Radical Left Marxist who stole the nomination from Crooked Joe, will do even less. Israel is in BIG trouble!”

White House blasts Donald Trump's remarks against Josh Shapiro

On Thursday morning, August 22, the White House denounced Donald Trump's attacks against Josh Shapiro.

"It is Antisemitic, dangerous, and hurtful to attack a fellow American by calling out their Jewish faith in a derogatory way, or perpetuating the centuries-old smear of 'dual loyalty,'" said White House spokesman Herbie Ziskend in a statement released on Thursday.

"President [Joe] Biden and Vice President Harris believe we must come together as Americans to condemn and combat Antisemitism – and hate and bigotry of all kinds," read the statement, according to Daily Mail.

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