Trump’s Latest Attack on Jewish Billionaire George Soros Compared to ‘Nazi Propaganda’

Algemeiner ^ | 7/13/23

[Impala64ssa]

Former US President Donald Trump was under fire on Thursday over a campaign fundraising email depicting the Jewish financier and philanthropist George Soros as a puppet master controlling the Biden Administration from the shadows.

A crude graphic dispatched to supporters from Trump’s campaign to return to the White House in 2024 showed the 92-year-old Soros with an outstretched hand dangling Biden from a set of puppet strings. An accompanying text had Biden saying, “I thought when I got to be President, I’d get to give orders. But, I take more orders than I ever did.” A large Chinese flag is placed in the background behind Soros.

While the graphic contains no obviously Jewish images or symbols, Jewish groups and several commentators pointed out that the display is essentially a “dog whistle” — invoking age-old antisemitic tropes about shadowy Jewish control of finance and media through the person of one of the best-known Jewish financiers in the world. Soros, who survived the Nazi Holocaust as a child, has increasingly become a central hate figure for nationalist conservatives around the world, particularly in his native Hungary, where the right-wing government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban has long promoted the anti-Soros campaign now being emulated by Trump.

In a tweet responding to the Soros image, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) described it as not “just disturbing, it’s indisputably dangerous and reprehensible.”

Let’s be clear, these are antisemitic tropes about Jewish power and are a gateway into hardcore antisemitic conspiracy theories,” the ADL declared, noting as well that the Trump campaign continues to send fundraising emails “that feature language and imagery of George Soros controlling puppet strings and secret globalist cabals.”

Others commenting on the image included Alex Hearn — a British journalist and member of the group Labour Against Antisemitism (LAS), which has pushed back against antisemitism on the far left of the British Labour Party. Hearn argued that while criticism of Soros is not antisemitic per se, Trump’s graphic utilized “an idea popularized by the Nazis…’a secret shadow president behind the curtain pulling the strings’.” In a further tweet that showed the image of Soros alongside antisemitic caricatures from the previous century, Hearn commented: “It is the fantasy of the evil Jew secretly running the world by undermining countries. That is why it looks so similar to Nazi propaganda.”

Attacks on Soros and the alleged impact of his financial heft have been a regular feature of Trump’s campaign. A fundraising email sent in February decried Soros as a “left-wing billionaire” who “thinks he can single-handedly BUY Joe Biden’s second term.” The following month, an email from Trump appealed to “patriots“, claiming: “I’m now being ATTACKED for exposing George Soros and the millions and millions of dollars he’s spent to BUY the White House. But let me be perfectly clear: I WILL NOT BE SILENCED for calling out the billionaire puppeteer who has wreaked havoc on our borders, our justice system and our nation.”

While Trump’s term in office was marked by an unabashedly pro-Israel policy that included moving the US Embassy in the Jewish state from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, his association with far right figures and willingness to adopt far right memes has alarmed many in the Jewish community. Last November, Jewish groups including the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) slammed Trump for hosting the antisemitic hip-hop mogul Kanye West and his sidekick Nick Fuentes, an outspoken Holocaust denier, at his Mar a Lago resort in Florida.

In 2019 — three years before his meeting with Trump — Fuentes used the “analogy” of “baked cookies” to dispute the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust.

“How long would it take you to make 6 million? Hmm, I don’t know, it certainly wouldn’t be five years, right? The math doesn’t seem to add up…. I don’t think you’d result in 6 million, maybe 200,000-300,000 cookies,” he said.

[Impala64ssa]

Nothing to indicate SorASS' supposed Jewishness here. I suppose I need to depend on the ADL to hear the dog whistles /s



He's not depicted with the stereotypical hook nose and beard, clasping his hands with that sinister 💩eating grin. Y'all don't suppose the ADL, no doubt with help from the SPLC are trying a lameass transparent attempt at gaslighting.

The ADL doesn't speak for me. They have a history of getting things half right. Rightfully denounce neo naziism and whatever's left of the klan, but at best mildly admonishing BDSholes, Black anti Semititism and other leftist Jew hatred. Speaking of which,when David Duke endorsed Pres Reagan and Trump, they wasted no time unconditionally and unequivocally denouncing his support. Last time ILLhan Omar ran Duke endorsed her. Has she ever gotten around to denouncing his endorsement?

[cowboyusa]

Oh, no, the Rev.3; 9 people don't get to hide behind Antisemitism.

[DesertRhino]

Has the ADL commented on the fact that George Soros actually worked for the Nazis and is on video in an interview saying those were the best times of his life? Did they get around to discussing that? Ass clowns.

[Steely Tom]

Suddenly criticism of George Soros is antisemitism? Are you kidding me? How stupid do they think their audience is? Dumb as posts, I guess.

[jacknhoo]

That’s a trick Jews use to silence opposition, even Jews admit that’s the modus operandi.

[nopardons]

Soros’ parents were NOT practicing Jews and who know how far back that went; I don’t.

I’m not Jewish, but won’t ever stand for any anti-semitism, nor any other kind of racial, ethnic, or religious denigration and slurs.

The ADL lost its way long ago.

[SaveFerris]

Boy, the Left loves these radicals like Soros

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

There is nothing to evidence that George Soros actually practices or even knows enough about Judaism to express himself in anyway which is Jewish.

One reads: "Among the FAQs (frequently asked questions) on his website is 'What faith is George Soros?" It's answered like this: "He identifies himself as an atheist'."

Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation

URL: https://ffrf.org/ftod-cr/item/35027-george-soros

That article also cites CBS:

STEVE KROFT: Are you religious?
GEORGE SOROS: No.
KROFT: Do you believe in God?
SOROS: No.

—Interview on CBS “60 Minutes” (Dec. 20, 1998)

The rest of the claptrap reporting from the media that somehow Soros is Jewish, and criticizing him is antisemitic, is published for the rubes.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Cant say a thing about precious Soros, but the left can call every single white person the most disgusting names in the book and that’s fine..oh and calling black conservatives “Uncle Toms” that’s totally awesome too..George Soros told the Nazi’s where the Jews were hiding so he could go in their homes and steal their belongings, Soros is a POS

[Sarah Barracuda]

nah that’s fine according to the ADL since Soros is a fellow leftist

[CivilWarBrewing]

Once again, Trump is OVER THE TARGET.

[Samurai_Jack]

I have attempted to make the point in the past (i think) that there is in contemporary society a ‘spirit’ of the national socialilst german workers party. It’s been said that marxism is the opiate of the intellectuals. The intellectuals in the world today are DRUNK on marxism and they’re at the levers of power. It’s a dangerous time to be young... may they have the same opportunity to age that we have had.

[sauropod]

Yep. On grand display.

[oblomov]

How did they hear the “dog whistle”?

[doorgunner69]

Always looking for the imaginary anti-semite references.

Long ago stopped caring about them and their sensitivities.

They can be as bad as negros like that.

[cowboyusa]

Yes, I still go by your tagline, though.

[AndyJackson]

So the guy who criticized Soros for being a Nazi collaborator is called a Nazi propagandist? Soros!

[cowboyusa]

Stop with, “ Jews”, Revelation shoes who he is talk9mg about.

[Skywise]

How about Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitic attack on israel this morning and their president?

Does that count as Hitler?

[nikos1121]

It’s about time someone went after this sorry POS