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By Molly Boigon September 16, 2020

American Jews took to Twitter to respond after President Trump said Jews Jews should vote for him because of his position on Israel, saying “we love your country” during a White House call for Rosh Hashanah.

My country is America. https://t.co/Fhx6SPsnnJ

— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) September 16, 2020

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MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/VHSWpNSTmN

— Antisemitism Cow (@AntisemitismCow) September 16, 2020

Screams in Jewish. pic.twitter.com/xNATzWOzH0

— Dvorah Landsman (STAY HOME) (@dvorahlandsman) September 16, 2020

I guess we’ve gone from implying I have a dual loyalty, to just having a single loyalty—but to another country.

— Steve Zorowitz #TrumpLiedPeopleDied (@szorowitz) September 16, 2020

Telling Jewish Americans they aren’t really American is quite the campaign strategy.

— ScottD (@Phins4Ev) September 16, 2020

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