JCPA Statement on Trump Remarks

JCPA CEO Amy Spitalnick released the following statement in response to former President Trump’s remarks this evening:

“Once again, Donald Trump has used a speech about antisemitism as an opportunity to embrace antisemitic tropes and attack the American Jewish community.

Trump continues to label Jews who don’t support him as disloyal and crazy, to play into dangerous dual loyalty tropes, and – now – to blame Jews for a potential electoral loss. At the same time, he continues to normalize antisemitic extremism — spreading the ‘invasion’ and ‘replacement’ conspiracies that have fueled deadly attacks against Jews, immigrants, and so many others; embracing and platforming avowed neo-Nazis and other extremists; and mainstreaming broader hate and violence.

Treating Jews and Israel as political footballs makes Jews, Israel, and all of us less safe. Dividing Jews into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ camps, engaging in dual loyalty tropes, and scapegoating Jews for his potential loss only further normalizes antisemitism. It needs to stop, and anyone who cares about Jewish safety should call it out. This is not partisan politics — it’s about the fundamental safety of the Jewish community.”