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13. Doesn't matter. That term means "Jewish moneylender."

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Fri Jul 4, 2025, 01:02 PM

Jul 4

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Trump says he had 'never heard' Shylock as an anti-semitic term after using it at rally [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 4 OP

Up next: "I can't be an anti-Semite (what I said wasn't anti-Semitic) because I have a Jewish kid/grandkids." Behind the Aegis Jul 4 #1

Soon he'll be saying, " n----- is a racist term? Whoever heard of that?" unblock Jul 4 #2

Yep. Every racist name for every ethnic group he hates-- tanyev Jul 4 #52

Think about this... Montauk6 Jul 6 #67

He doesn't know E. Jean Carroll... 2MuchNoise Jul 4 #3

But he has the highest IQ and knows more than the Generals! chowder66 Jul 4 #8

Yet he is a Stable Genius who knows more than his generals. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 4 #14

Trump really never knew Epstein but..."heard that he liked girls on the young side" Bengus81 Jul 4 #54

Can we all admit he knows absolutely nothing about anything? Like a 3 year old. sinkingfeeling Jul 4 #4

"I didn't mean it antisemitically; I meant it as a very common antisemitic trope" RockRaven Jul 4 #5

"... deeply entrenched in our country." Deeply entrenched in trump. It's not like his antisemitism is new. mpcamb Jul 4 #6

Has the Anti-Defamation League Submariner Jul 4 #7

Are they really 88 feet tall? yardwork Jul 4 #12

Trump installs pair of 88-foot-tall new flag poles at the White House Submariner Jul 4 #15

Whoa!! Why hasn't anybody talked about THAT?! yardwork Jul 4 #16

I can tell you why. Well actually, you kind of already answered it on the other thread about this topic. Behind the Aegis Jul 4 #41

So Chuck Schumer is lazy and silent? Do you have sources for this? Hekate Jul 4 #43

No source other than my own observation Submariner Jul 4 #59

He's not my Senator, but I hear him speak out from time to time. I see more of Schiff & Padilla,.. Hekate Jul 4 #60

Does anybody think he ever read "The Merchant of Venice"? Ritabert Jul 4 #9

I'd bet good money that he not only never read it, MLWR Jul 4 #11

Bingo! Ritabert Jul 4 #21

Trump thinks Shakespeare was a character on Star Trek.... Jack Valentino Jul 4 #62

Doesn't matter. That term means "Jewish moneylender." yardwork Jul 4 #13

But it shows how uninformed he us Ritabert Jul 4 #22

I think both are correct. He's utterly uninformed but not about that. yardwork Jul 4 #24

He's never even *watched* it. RockRaven Jul 4 #18

He's seriously uninformed Ritabert Jul 4 #23

We can be sure he's never read "The Merchant of Venice" or anything else by Shakespeare, Ocelot II Jul 4 #26

If he knows the term he's trying to hide his antisemitism Ritabert Jul 4 #34

It's such a common trope even grade school dropouts know the term, just like they know the N-word Hekate Jul 4 #44

Then he's feigning ignorance Ritabert Jul 4 #48

What else would you expect? Hekate Jul 4 #53

Well, I don't remember ever hearing that term in my life... Jack Valentino Jul 4 #63

It's casual, based on "everybody knows" that "Jews are tight-fisted" ... Hekate Jul 5 #65

I am familiar with that 'concept', just not the term 'Shylock'... Jack Valentino Jul 5 #66

Oh, if only there were some well-educated, competent aides to proofread his speeches and check stuff like this ! eppur_se_muova Jul 4 #10

"Troubling and irresponsible," the @ADL responds to @POTUS using the trope 'Shylock.' LetMyPeopleVote Jul 4 #17

trump, again benefitting from being a dumbfuck and having an incompetent staff. (nt) Paladin Jul 4 #19

Trump is uninformed, unsophisticated, unread, and under educated. He also lies. Joinfortmill Jul 4 #20

I actually believe Trump this time VMA131Marine Jul 4 #25

It's not really about Shakespeare, though. AloeVera Jul 4 #27

I have heard "Shylock" used to refer to a non-Jewish moneylender Retrograde Jul 4 #29

That use is meant to IMPLY the non-Jew is acting like a Jew. Behind the Aegis Jul 4 #33

Exactly Wiz Imp Jul 4 #45

He always plays dumb whenever he's called on his bullshit JoseBalow Jul 4 #28

And you know what? Trumpies don't care. CTyankee Jul 4 #30

Cueball Miller probably whispered it in his ear. Grokenstein Jul 4 #31

The Orthodox Jewish community that supports him Bluestocking Jul 4 #32

If so, it's for the same reason Evangelical Christians & Orthodox Jews agree on certain things... Hekate Jul 4 #51

Probably also his favorite daughter (and convert to Judaism) and her husband Jared. tanyev Jul 4 #58

He's lying. N/t MrsMatt Jul 4 #35

While I don't usually believe a word Trump says, I do believe he could very well be totally ignorant of the origin of Martin68 Jul 4 #36

Not a chance. He knows full and well that it is antisemitic. Wiz Imp Jul 4 #46

I've been saying for 10 years SCantiGOP Jul 4 #37

To be fair, Trump is a simple and incurious man who never considers context or consequences. Beartracks Jul 4 #38

BS. It was a purposeful dog whistle. Wiz Imp Jul 4 #47

He probably didn't know but he says far worse things when he does know. Ya know. twodogsbarking Jul 4 #39

There is absolutely no question that he knows it's antisemitic Wiz Imp Jul 4 #49

Has no problem playing stupid. Sneederbunk Jul 4 #40

When I was growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s and early 1970s Bluejeans Jul 4 #42

I grew up in NY Henry203 Jul 4 #55

See post #33 Wiz Imp Jul 4 #50

I'm sure Eloon, DJT's on-off pal, is zig-heiling secretly Jrose Jul 4 #56

Bullshit. He knew. Solly Mack Jul 4 #57

I don't recall ever hearing the word before, but I never read "The Merchant of Venice" ..... Jack Valentino Jul 4 #61

The sad thing is that could actually be true, but... ananda Jul 4 #64