The weekend story of note
should have been that Hillary Clinton was questioned for almost four hours by
the FBI.
Some pundits opined that she
had met with them during the July 4th weekend because it would get
less coverage.
Who could have predicted that
Donald Trump would make the Clinton email story second rate?
Trump tweeted an attack of
Clinton that included what many considered a Star of David. It showed Hillary surrounded by hundred dollar bills.
His staff quickly pulled it
down. But Trump refused to say it had been a mistake. Networks say he won’t
talk about it.
Once again, he says he knows
nothing about white supremacism.
“The Star of David
imagery used in s tweet this this weekend by Donald Trump had previously
appeared on a message board known for anti-Semitism and white supremacy, as
well as on a Twitter account with a history of racially charged comments,” the
New York Times reported.
Network anchors,
who in the past have let Trump off the hook, this weekend were mocking him.
They said the star in the tweet was a sheriff’s badge was silly.
They wanted to know
if there was nothing wrong why was the tweet removed.
Trump and his
surrogates blamed the media.
"We've been troubled by the anti-Semites
and racists during this political season, and we've seen a number of so-called
Trump supporters peddling some of the worst stereotypes all through this
year," wrote Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the
Anti-Defamation League, in a statement.
"And it's been concerning that [Donald
Trump] hasn't spoken our forcefully against these people. It is outrageous to
think that the candidate is sourcing material from some of the worst elements
in our society."
Hillary
Clinton, according to the New York Times, said Monday that image
Trump posted on Twitter
over the weekend was “blatantly anti-Semitic.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/us/politics/hillary-clintons-campaign-calls-donald-trumps-star-of-david-tweet-anti-semitic.html
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