“Not Jewish Anymore”: Trump Uses ‘Palestinian’ as Slur to Refer to Schumer

“Not Jewish Anymore”: Trump Uses ‘Palestinian’ as Slur to Refer to Schumer

News March 12, 2025
“Not Jewish Anymore”: Trump Uses ‘Palestinian’ as Slur to Refer to Schumer
Washington (Quds News Network)- U.S. President Donald Trump used on Wednesday the term "Palestinian" as a slur to refer to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S. government, sparking outrage among Palestinians and American Jews. “Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I’m concerned. He’s become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish, he’s not Jewish anymore. He’s a Palestinian,” Trump said in response to a question about the U.S. corporate tax rate during an Oval office meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin. Schumer, who served as Senate majority leader when Democrats held the majority during the previous four years, is considered the highest-ranking Jewish official in the US government. The president routinely likened Schumer to “a Palestinian” during the campaign, at one point calling Schumer a “proud member of Hamas.” Trump also repeatedly criticized Jews that planned to support Democrats in the November election, calling them “fools” who need “their head examined.” The comment came as Republicans are trying to get a government spending bill enacted before funding runs out on Friday evening. Republicans would need at least eight Democratic votes in the Senate, assuming the GOP remains aligned in support, according to Politico. Trump’s remarks sparked outrage among Palestinians, who called them “dehumanizing,” and among American Jews, who condemned him for “weaponizing antisemitism.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) condemned Trump’s comment. “President Trump’s use of the term ‘Palestinian’ as a racial slur is offensive and beneath the dignity of his office. He should apologize to the Palestinian and American people,” said Cair national executive director Nihad Awad, who is himself of Palestinian heritage. “It is the continuing dehumanization of the Palestinian people that has resulted in horrific hate crimes against Palestinian-Americans, the US-enabled genocide in Gaza, and decades of denial of Palestinian human rights by successive presidential administrations.”

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