White House slams ‘abhorrent’ Trump claim that Jews could be key reason he loses election

The White House lambasts former president Donald Trump after the Republican presidential nominee twice declared yesterday that Jewish Americans would be a leading cause of his electoral loss if more don’t vote for him in November.

“It is abhorrent to traffic in dangerous tropes or engage in scapegoating at any time – let alone now, when all leaders have an obligation to fight back against the tragic worldwide rise in antisemitism,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates tells The Times of Israel.

“Tearing the country apart and pitting communities against one another – out of smallness, fear, and selfishness – is the opposite of what the American people deserve,” he adds.

“President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the entire administration stand together in ensuring hate has no safe harbor, and are carrying out the first-ever national strategy to counter antisemitism.