Former President and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump declared during a campaign rally on Saturday night that there has “never been a more dangerous time since the Holocaust” to be Jewish, according to footage and media coverage of the speech.
“They turned him down for other reasons, but the primary reason is because he’s Jewish,” Trump claimed. “Any Jewish person that votes for [Harris] or a Democrat has to go out and have their head examined.” The comments were made during a campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Trump, continuing his speech on antisemitism, went on to assert that his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, had rejected selecting Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as her running mate because he is Jewish.
“They turned him down because he’s Jewish,” Trump told crowds in Connecticut.
“What’s happening with Israel and Jewish people? There has never been a more dangerous time since the Holocaust if you happen to be Jewish in America,” he said.
The Jerusalem Post contributed to this article.