Wayne Allyn Root, a Newsmax TV host, declared Trump is the greatest president for Jews and Israel in the history of the world, Trump tweeted,
“Thank you to Wayne Allyn Root for the very nice words. ‘President Trump is the greatest President for Jews and for Israel in the history of the world, not just America, he is the best President for Israel in the history of the world…and the Jewish people in Israel love him….’”
Roots full tweet had been,
“This is the greatest president for Jews and for Israel in the history of the world. Not just in America, Trump is the best president for Israel in the history of the world. And the Jewish people love him like he is the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God.”
Trump had referred to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as “your prime minister” when talking at a conference of Jewish Americans, and called Israel “your country” at a White House Hanukkah celebration.
Those of us of a certain age remember that when John F. Kennedy ran for the presidency there was a stated fear that his loyalty would be to the Vatican and as president he would be more loyal to it than to the United States.
Many evangelicals claim that Trump is an instrument of God’s will who is going to bring about the Second Coming.
79% of Jewish voters went for Democrats in the 2018 midterms, support for Democrats having fluctuated from 87% in 2006 to 66% in 2014 and 71% against Trump in the 2016.
So it is no wonder that Trump would have said in the Oval Office,
“Any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat — I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.”
This was obviously an anti-semitic disloyalty trope expressed by the president.
On Wednesday on the White House lawn, Trump explained that he was not talking about Jews, but anyone who votes Democrat saying,
“If you vote Democrat you are disloyal to Israel and the Jewish people.”
But this is the United States and whoever we vote for should not be seen as disloyalty to any foreign country.
Then on the White House lawn on Wednesday, when asked about his ongoing trade war with China, Trump answered
“somebody had to do it.”
He then looked heavenward and announced,
“I am the chosen one.”
King of the Jews.
The Chosen One.
The second coming of God.
Move aside, Jesus.