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Trump invokes an antisemitic trope again at a rally for Kansas Senator Roger Marshall
Summary
President Donald Trump invoked an antisemitic trope again at a rally for Kansas Senator Roger Marshall, The NY Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Tuesday 20 October. In remarks on opponents of Marshall, Trump used the words 'some kind of a Shylock-type guy', The NY Times reported, noting that Trump used the same slur last year at a rally in Iowa. The Philadelphia Inquirer said Trump has used the term before but, when called out for it last year, claimed not to know its meaning.
Latest: President Donald Trump invoked an antisemitic trope again at a rally for Kansas Senator Roger Marshall, The NY Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, Trump using the words 'some kind of a Shylock-type guy' in remarks on Marshall's opponents, the same slur as at a rally in Iowa last year, according to The NY Times.
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How it unfolded
Tuesday 20 October
President Donald Trump invoked an antisemitic trope again at a rally for Kansas Senator Roger Marshall, The NY Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, Trump using the words 'some kind of a Shylock-type guy' in remarks on Marshall's opponents, the same slur as at a rally in Iowa last year, according to The NY Times.
- 15:21The Philadelphia Inquirer Trump invokes antisemitic trope again at rally for Kansas senator
- 11:36The NY Times Trump Invokes Antisemitic Trope Again at Rally for Kansas Senator