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Jewish groups criticise Trump for saying Jews have ‘no choice’ but to vote for him

The US President suggests wealthy Jews must back him because his rivals would tax them

December 10, 2019 11:31
US President Donald Trump greets members of the Shalva Band after his Israeli American Council speech in Florida on Saturday

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Jewish groups across the United States criticised Donald Trump after he used a speech to say Jews had “no choice” but to vote for him.

The US president told an audience at Israeli American Council in Florida last weekend that wealthy Jews had to support him because Elizabeth Warren, his potential Democratic rival, would tax the rich.

“A lot of you are in the real estate business because I know you very well. You’re brutal killers, not nice people at all. But you have to vote for me, you have no choice. You’re not going to vote for the wealth tax,” he said, referring to Ms Warren’s plan to impose a levy on US citizens whose net worth exceeds $50 million (£40 million).

Mr Trump continued in his speech: “Yeah, let’s take 100 per cent of your wealth away. No, no. Even if you don’t like me, some of you don’t. Some of you, I don’t like at all actually.