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President Donald Trump used an antisemitic slur while defending Republican Senator Roger Marshall during a campaign rally in Kansas. Trump asserted that Marshall was mandated by law to pursue unpaid debts from patients when he was a practicing physician. The Anti-Defamation League subsequently condemned the use of the slur.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that President Trump used an antisemitic slur at a campaign rally in Kansas while defending Senator Roger Marshall against scrutiny over his past medical billing practices.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic and The Guardian focused heavily on the specifics of the slur and the Anti-Defamation League's response. Center outlets like The Hill and Bloomberg reported the remarks within the broader context of Marshall's competitive race and the justification Trump provided. Right-leaning outlets like the Washington Examiner noted the incident while also highlighting that Trump had used a similar term in the past.
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Trump uses antisemitic slur in Kansas rally
President Trump used an antisemitic slur at a rally in Kansas Monday while defending Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) over revelations he sued his patients for unpaid medical bills. Trump has defended Marshall for going after the unpaid bills, saying he was “mandated by law” to do so. “He was mandated by law to request, strongly,…
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Source context: President Donald Trump used an antisemitic slur in defending Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., during a rally in Kansas, following an article that said he sued hundreds of patients over unpaid debts when he was a practicing physician.
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President Trump tried to defend Republican Senator Roger Marshall on Monday night at a rally in Park City, Kansas, but ended up using an antisemitic slur in the process.“[Marshall] was given a bum rap because he was mandated by law to request strongly money owed from patients. You’re not allowed not to do it. You have to by law go after these people, and…
Anti-Defamation League post decries ‘shylock’ slur but does not explain that president used it at Kansas rally on MondayThe Anti-Defamation League (ADL) denounced the use of the term “shylock” as antisemitic on Tuesday, without explaining that the slur had been used a day earlier by Donald Trump in a speech in Kansas.Trump used the slur during a Monday…
President Donald Trump used an antisemitic slur in defending Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., during a rally in Kansas, following an article that said he sued hundreds of patients over unpaid debts when he was a practicing physician.
The group never mentioned that it was the president who used the term, which is rooted in a longstanding antisemitic stereotype.
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President Trump used an antisemitic slur at a rally in Kansas Monday while defending Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) over revelations he sued his patients for unpaid medical bills. Trump has defended Marshall for going after the unpaid bills, saying he was “mandated by law” to do so. “He was mandated by law to request, strongly,…
President Donald Trump used an antisemitic term during a rally in Kansas as he came to the defense of Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who faces a surprisingly competitive race in a deeply red state.
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President Donald Trump told a Kansas campaign rally on Monday that Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) was wrongly portrayed as a “shylock” over his past medical practice billing, the second time in as many years that Trump has used the antisemitic slur. Trump made the remark while campaigning for Marshall at a Monday rally in Park…
President Donald Trump slammed the ongoing French protests and riots during his campaign rally in Park City, Kansas, declaring that they reveal what is at stake for Americans in the midterms.
