President Trump said Saturday that Democrats have allowed anti-Semitism to “take root in their party and their country,” slamming Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments on Israel.
He noted that in January, Democrats blocked legislation to confront the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel over its treatment of Palestinians, citing the government shutdown as the reason for the move.
Trump said that “people aren’t fighting for Israel in Congress,” warning that “if implemented, the Democrats’ radical agenda would destroy our economy, cripple our country and very well could leave Israel out there all by yourselves — can’t do that.”
He also “thanked” Ilhan Omar who came under fire after saying that supporters of Israel were pushing for US politicians to declare “allegiance” to that nation and suggesting that some members of Congress were being paid by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to support Israel back in February.
“Oh, oh, I forgot, she doesn’t like Israel, I forgot, I’m so sorry, no, she doesn’t like Israel, does she?” he said.
Additionally, he commented on the escalating migration crisis on the southern border, claiming that some of the migrants seeking asylum are “the roughest people you’ve ever seen.”
He called the whole asylum-seeking system a “scam” and questioned the motivation of those deciding to flee to the US. At one point the US President mimicked a migrant reading from a lawyer-written script to claim asylum.