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Podcast: The History Behind President Trump's Accusations of "Disloyalty" Against Jewish Americans 2019-08-22

08.22.2019 - By WNYC and PRXPlay

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The History Behind President Trump's Accusations of "Disloyalty" Against Jewish Americans 

On Tuesday, President Trump said that any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat is either guilty of ignorance or “great disloyalty," an anti-Semitic trope that dates back centuries.

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