2015: Donald Trump's speech to Republican Jews was filled with anti-Semitic stereotypes
Midday on Thursday, Donald Trump gave a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition. These are three real things that he said:
"Stupidly, you want to give money. ...You're not going to support me because I don't want your money."
"I'm a negotiator, like you folks."
"Is there anyone in this room who doesn't negotiate deals? Probably more than any room I've ever spoken."
The nicest thing that you can say about these comments is that they play on ancient stereotypes of Jews as money-grubbing merchants. The meanest thing you can say is that they're outright anti-Semitic. The crowd appeared to laugh it off, but observers watching the speech were struck:
Trump to the Republican Jewish Coalition: "You're not going to support me because I don't want your money." What the hell does that mean?
You have to give plaudits to Donald Trump for chutzpah. Who else gives a border line anti-Semitic speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition
The time that Trump spit on a Jewish audience and everyone pretended they were in a water park
That wasn't the end of Trump's problems during the address. When asked about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the candidate whiffed. He refused to tell the strongly pro-Israel group whether he thought Jerusalem should be the undivided capital of Israel, and was outright booed. He appeared to apportion blame to Israel for the failure of the peace process, and the room was dead silent.
https://www.vox.com/2015/12/3/9843670/donald-trump-anti-semitic