Trump Rails Against ‘Shylocks And Bad People’ In Iowa Speech
President Donald Trump employed a mandate often used as an insult against the Jewish people when he exploded the bankers during an Iowa speech on Thursday evening. The remark came as he praised tax reductions in his so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”, which the Congress adopted earlier in the day.
“No death tax, no inheritance tax, not go to banks and borrow, in some cases, a good banker and in some cases Shylocks and bad people,” said Trump, adding: “They destroyed many families, but we did the opposite.”
The term “Shylock” takes up a Jewish character in the Venice merchant of William Shakespeare. This representation was largely considered as a negative stereotype associating Jews with silver loans contrary to ethics. The term has been considered an insult for years and has previously caused political controversy, including when it was used by the president of the time, Joe Biden, in 2014.
Trump made his comments while speaking to monks, in Iowa, during a celebration of “Salut in America” before the holidays on the day of independence. A large part of his remarks, which are underway at the time of writing this article, praised his “major bill on the sheets, which included tax reductions and an increased budget for the application of immigration as well as abrupt reductions in social programs, including Medicaid and Snap.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comments on Trump’s remarks.
