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The Orthodox swimwear model trying to persuade Jews to vote Trump

Elizabeth Pipko tours the US as the face of the pro-Trump Exodus Movement

July 26, 2019 10:14
Elizabeth Pipko (right)
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It cannot be an easy sell. Elizabeth Pipko, a Jewish model who also claims to be Orthodox, has become the face of a US movement to persuade Jewish voters to vote for Donald Trump. 

Her work for the Jewish pro-Trump Exodus Movement has been an uphill battle, she told the Times of Israel in an interview. “They think that because I’m modelling in a swimsuit, I don’t believe in Hashem,” she said. 

However, her choice of career may not be the biggest obstacle to changing the minds of Jewish-Americans, who are, by and large, liberal. It is the fact that 70-80 per cent traditionally vote Democrat and, as a recent poll showed, around 60 per cent blame Mr Trump for what they perceive as a rise in antisemitism. 

Ms Pipko, 24 - married to Darren Centinello, director of social media strategy for Mr Trump’s 2020 election campaign - currently tours the US speaking to Jewish groups about why they should vote for the incumbent.

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