The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has stated that levels of antisemitism in the North American country are "like Germany in 1938," in reference to Nazi Germany, in a year in which Kristallnacht took place and in which Adolf Hitler invaded Austria and part of Czechoslovakia, before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
"I'm astonished to see it," he said in an interview with conservative journalist Hugh Hewitt. "This is like Germany in 1938 or something like that. It's crazy what's happening. When you see the attacks against people, the racial attacks and the attacks — I think 57 percent are against Jews," he said.
The president also stated that he believes this trend of attacks against members of the Jewish community — which, according to FBI data, accounted for 63 percent of religiously motivated hate crimes in 2025 — began "during the era of Barack Hussein Obama," in reference to the former Democratic president who was in the White House between 2009 and 2017.
Thus, he highlighted his Administration's work in fighting antisemitism and cited as an example his pressure on universities to address these incidents, especially in the protests against Israel over the offensive launched against the Gaza Strip following the attacks of October 7, 2023.
Trump also emphasized that he considers himself the most pro-Israel US president in histori…
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Trump has also stressed that he considers himself the most pro-Israel US president in history and has reiterated that he has "99%" support in Israel. Comments
US President Donald Trump has stated that levels of antisemitism in the North American country are "like Germany in 1938," in reference to Nazi Germany, in a year in which the Night of Broken Glass took place and in which Adolf Hitler invaded Austria and part of Czechoslovakia, before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
"I'm amazed to see it," he said in an interview with conservative journalist Hugh Hewitt. "This is like Germany in 1938 or something like that. It's crazy what's happening. When you see the attacks on people, the racial attacks and the attacks — I think 57% are against Jews," he said.
The president also stated that he believes this trend of attacks against members of the Jewish community — which, according to FBI data, accounted for 63% of hate crimes motivated by religion in 2025 — began "during the era of Barack Hussein Obama," in reference to the former Democratic president who was in the White House between 2009 and 2017.
Thus, he highlighted his Administration's work in fighting antisemitism and cited as an example his pressure on universities to confront these incidents, especially in the protests against Israel over the offensive launched against the Gaza Strip following the attacks of October 7, 2023.
Trump has also stressed that he considers himself the most pro-Israel US president in history and has reiterated that he has "99%" support in Israel. "I'm the most popular," he emphasized, while once again saying that with those levels of support he could "be prime minister of Israel" once he leaves the White House.
Finally, he noted that he "doesn't understand some things" about the results of the recent midterms, citing as an example the fact that Democratic candidate Abdul El Sayed won "quite a large margin of votes from Jews" over the Republican candidate, Mike Rogers. "It's not understandable," he concluded.
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