US President Donald Trump reacts at the end of his speech at a campaign rally, August 15, 2019, in Manchester, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
JTA — Protesters affiliated with a Jewish group interrupted a New Hampshire rally for US President Donald Trump on Thursday, and in his attempt to hit back, Trump ended up insulting one of his own supporters.
The protesters at the event in Manchester belonged to IfNotNow, a Jewish group of millennials that opposes Israel’s control of the West Bank. They held up banners reading “Jews Against the Occupation” and “Trump Is #BadForTheJews.”
But in attempting to address them, Trump mistakenly started mocking a man standing close by.
“That guy’s got a serious weight problem,” he said. “Go home, start exercising.”
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The man, it turns out, was not part of the group and actually was a Trump backer. He later told Fox News he wasn’t offended by the president’s mockery.
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