Memories: Trump literally chastised the Republican Jewish Coalition in December 2015 for trying to "control politicians" with their money. Overblown to declare that "anti-semitic" also, but it shows how transparently phony right-wing criticisms of Omar arehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQE9ikccxAk …
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Replying to @mtracey
This is the same speech in which Trump kvelled about his latest Jewish grandchild, IIRC. Not to excuse the dog piling on Omar, but Trump’s comments come from a different place.
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Replying to @dpinsen
Right, she's a black woman wearing a hijab, and Trump's a New York businessman with lots of Jewish friends and relatives. Or in other words, Trump is exempted from criticism on identity grounds. Definitely a consistent standard from the Ben Shapiro crowd.
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Replying to @mtracey
In what world has Trump been exempted from criticism? But sure, identity plays a role, as always.
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Replying to @dpinsen
Exempted from criticism from major elements of the mainstream right-wing commentariat.
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Replying to @mtracey
Most of the mainstream right commentariat has not only criticized Trump but opposed him becoming POTUS.pic.twitter.com/lU5XG2g2OU
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Replying to @dpinsen
Do you really think I don't know this? I'm talking about now, regarding the anti-semitism stuff.
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Replying to @mtracey
You’re suggesting the mainstream right commentators who criticized Omar should pull a Jake Tapper on Trump now? Okay, I guess, but they’d look pretty stupid, no? Since everyone knows Trump isn’t an antisemite.
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Neither is Omar, but their cynical and inconsistent application of standards obscures this fact
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Replying to @mtracey
It’s cynical, but it’s also inevitable. A Somali Muslim immigrant isn’t going to get a “definitely not an antisemite” assumption just like a white Republican isn’t going to get a “definitely not a racist” assumption.
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