The Anti-Defamation League criticized President Donald Trump over his recent name-calling of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Trump repeated a campaign refrain Wednesday when he called Schumer a Palestinian. Schumer is the highest-ranking elected Jewish lawmaker in Washington, D.C., as the Senate minority leader. “A President has many powers, but none of them include deciding who is and isn’t Jewish. Doing so, and using ‘Palestinian’ as a slur, are both beneath any @POTUS,” the ADL wrote on X. “Instead of weaponizing people’s identity, use the power of the bully...

President Donald Trump said Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer 'used to be Jewish' and called him a 'Palestinian' during an Oval Office diatribe Wednesday. The comments came suddenly after he tore into Democrats for failing to stand up and applaud during his address to Congress. He brought up his earlier attack on Sen. Elizabeth Warren, calling her 'Pocahontas,' and went after congressional Democrats generally for failing to embrace his economic proposals. Then he quickly turned to Schumer, who Trump has known for years. 'Schumer is a Palestinian as far as...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is basically “a Palestinian” at this point, due to the Jewish senator’s current positions on the Israel-Hamas war. “Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I’m concerned. He’s become a Palestinian,” Trump said. “He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish anymore. He’s a Palestinian.” Trump was speaking during an Oval Office meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin. The president also indicated Palestinians will not be displaced from the Gaza Strip while the war...

President Donald Trump again referred to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the highest-ranking Jewish lawmaker in the country, as a Palestinian. During a press event Wednesday at the Oval Office with Ireland Prime Minister Micheál Martin, a portion of which aired on Newsmax and the Newsmax2 online streaming platform, Trump fielded a question about lowering corporate tax rates. Trump said he would like to "if the Democrats behave." He proceeded to criticize Democrats for their behavior during his speech in front of a joint session of Congress on March...

President Donald Trump repeated a campaign refrain Wednesday when he called Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) a Palestinian. The jab precedes the Senate vote on the federal budget passed in the House Tuesday. Seven Democrats will need to join every single Republican senator for it to pass and avoid a government shutdown within Trump’s first three months in office. “Chuck Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I’m concerned,” Trump said. “He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish anymore. He’s a Palestinian.” The last time Trump named-called the senate minority...

The president routinely likened Schumer to “a Palestinian” during the campaign, at one point calling Schumer a “proud member of Hamas.” Trump also routinely criticized Jews that planned to support Democrats in the November election, calling them “fools” who need “their head examined.” The comment came as Republicans are trying to get a government spending bill enacted before funding runs out on Friday evening. Republicans would need at least eight Democratic votes in the Senate, assuming the GOP remains aligned in support. But it is not the only crisis heading...

President Donald Trump criticized Democrats over their behavior during his first address to Congress last week, telling reporters on Wednesday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., "has become a Palestinian." "Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I'm concerned. You know, he's become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He's not Jewish anymore. He's a Palestinian," Trump said. Trump made the remark while while meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martiny in the Oval Office, where the two leaders discussed a variety of issues.This is a developing news story....