The president, who has taken to calling the Democratic Party “anti-Jewish,” used a meeting with Israel’s prime minister as an opportunity to tie himself even tighter to the country.
President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold up a Golan Heights proclamation outside the West Wing, March 25, 2019.
And in recent weeks, as Democrats have continued to deal with shifting views toward Israel within their own party, following comments made by Omar, Trump is employing the same tactic: He has attacked the party broadly as"anti-Jewish” in his comments and tweets, while taking steps to bolster his pro-Israel image to draw a contrast whenever possible.
“We’re celebrating the Golan Heights,” Trump said Monday. “It’s something that I’ve been hearing about for many years, from many people. I’ve been studying for years. And this should have been done, I would say, numerous presidents ago. But for some reason, they didn’t do it, and I’m very honored to have done it.”
Republicans have repeatedly pointed out that none of the 2020 Democratic contenders were scheduled to speak at the AIPAC conference. Presidential candidates, however, typically are only invited to address the conference in election years.
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