Multiple Trump officials have links to antisemitic extremists : NPR
▻https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5387299/trump-white-house-antisemitism
President Trump campaigned on a pledge to fight antisemitism.
“Antisemitic bigotry has no place in a civilized society,” Trump said at an event in 2024.
However, the president’s critics question whether antisemitism may have found a place within his administration.
NPR has identified three Trump officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a man described by federal prosecutors as a “Nazi sympathizer,” and a prominent Holocaust denier.
The White House did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
The Trump administration has used the fight against antisemitism as justification for the deportation of pro-Palestinian student protesters and funding cuts to universities.
Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, argues that the administration is using antisemitism as a pretext.
“If the administration were serious about countering antisemitism, first and foremost they wouldn’t be appointing people with antisemitic and other extremist ties to senior roles within the administration,” Spitalnick said.
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