Representative Adam Schiff criticized former President Donald Trump for saying Jewish people who vote Democrat “hate their religion.”
Schiff said on CNN that Trump, who is not Jewish, has no appreciation for any religion or religious beliefs to make such a statement.
Anchor John Berman said, “Donald Trump weighed in on Jews who vote for Democrats. He said, they hate their religion and should be ashamed of themselves. Donald Trump, who is not Jewish, telling Jewish people how to be Jewish, what’s your reaction to that?”
Schiff called Trump’s comments bigoted, stupid, and deeply offensive to Jewish people.
He said Trump likely does not understand or care about the offense.
Schiff contrasted Trump’s divisive rhetoric with his own Jewish faith, which is centered around mending divisions and bringing people together.
According to Schiff, Trump’s comments have nothing to do with Judaism and are antithetical to religious values of unity, instead promoting hate and division.
Schiff said, “Well, only to someone who has no appreciation for really any religion, any religious group, or any religious belief could make a statement like that. He’s the last person in the world I would certainly turn to for instruction about what it means to be Jewish.”
He added, “It’s a bigoted statement. It’s a stupid statement. It is all at the same time so par for the course for Donald Trump. But he probably doesn’t realize and doesn’t care how deeply offensive it is to Jewish people. This is just who he is. Quite antithetical to my own Jewish faith which is centered around doing things to try to mend and bring the world together, he is all about division and hate, and that is certainly nothing to do with the Jewish religion.”
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