JTA: Trump gets hero’s welcome at Republican Jewish Coalition conference

By Ron Kampeas

The Jewish Democratic Council of America scoffed at Trump’s claim to the Jewish vote, saying that it was he who was tainted with associations with white nationalists.

“Polling demonstrates that Trump’s presidency has only solidified the fact that the Democratic Party has been — and will remain — the political home of the American Jewish electorate,” said the JDCA director, Halie Soifer. “This is because Trump’s policies and rhetoric are antithetical to Jewish values and because anti-Semitism has increased to unprecedented levels due to Trump’s divisive words, policies, and willful blindness.”