Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., blasted President Donald Trump on Wednesday and said his remarks about American Jews were anti-Semitic.
"The Jewish people have been the target of white nationalism for more than a century," she said in a column posted by USA Today. "No world leader, especially the president of the United States of America, should contribute to this disgusting rhetoric.
"For President Donald Trump to state that American Jews have dual loyalties is not only a disgraceful use of his platform as the leader of the free world, but it's also an anti-Semitic attack that should be condemned by Jews everywhere.
"My Jewish identity empowers me to be a Democrat and support the state of Israel. Those do not work at cross purposes. In fact, they go hand in hand."
She maintained one of her top priorities in Congress "is to be a strong advocate for the security and sovereignty of the democratic Jewish state of Israel."
And Wasserman Schultz had this message for Trump: "Your arrogant, ignorant promotion of the idea that you are, in any way, similar to our great Jewish leaders dating back thousands of years [is] insulting.
"To paraphrase Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, Donald Trump, you are not now nor will ever be thought of as a great leader to the majority of American Jews, because you represent the opposite of our community's values."
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