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Trump says he didn’t know antisemitic history of ‘Shylock’ when he criticized bankers using the term

JL;DR SUMMARY President Donald Trump faced backlash after using the term "Shylock" to describe unscrupulous bankers, suggesting ignorance of its antisemitic connotations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Anti Defamation LeagueRepublican PartyJewish RepresentationDonald TrumpJewish StereotypesCriticismPolitical DiscourseThe Merchant Of VeniceShylock

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Iowa, United States
"After facing criticism, President Donald Trump said he was unaware that the term Shylock was widely considered antisemitic when he used it to describe unscrupulous bankers during a rally Thursday in Iowa."
New York, United States
"This is blatant and vile antisemitism, and Trump knows exactly what hes doing, tweeted Rep. Dan Goldman of New York, a Democrat."

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