Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Donald Trump and his relationship to the Jewish community.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Donald Trump and his relationship to the Jewish community.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Donald Trump and his relationship to the Jewish community.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Donald Trump and his relationship to the Jewish community.
What does a kosher-keeping Trump advisor eat in Riyadh? Jason D. Greenblatt, the president’s special representative for international negotiations, gave us a hint when he tweeted his thanks to the U.S. Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for supplying him with kosher food during his stay. He included the hashtag #Frozenmealscanbegood. The father of…
Donald Trump’s transformation from real estate mogul and reality TV star to president reads like a strange American fairytale. Dogged by controversy, with no political experience, Trump is now the most powerful person in the world. To some, his triumph was so unlikely that there was only one way to explain in — God played…
A White House video designed to promote the first trip abroad by President Trump seemingly portrayed a shocking change in American policy and the Trump administration’s beliefs. But it was pulled almost immediately. The video was intended to promote the trip to four countries. A slide in the video showed a map of Israel with…
(JTA) — Stephen Miller, who serves as Trump’s senior adviser for policy, is reportedly the primary author of a speech on Islam that the president will deliver in Saudia Arabia. Trump will be giving the speech, which will address radical Islam, in front of representatives of 50 Muslim countries as part of his first overseas trip. He…
When Israel is put in danger, American Jewish and pro-Israel groups usually churn out press statements and op-eds in great gushes. But when The New York Times reported this week that President Trump had revealed highly classified Israeli intelligence to top Russian officials, the Jewish communal outrage machine failed to engage. The usual fuel was…
A Trump-supporting Milwaukee sheriff with ties to antigovernment groups may be headed to the Department of Homeland Security. Sheriff David Clarke, Jr., will reportedly be named an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Homeland Security. The agency has not confirmed this. Clarke is perhaps best known for his very critical — and controversial — comments…
News recently broke that President Trump considers former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman, 75, the frontrunner to succeed James Comey as FBI director. If the BDS-battling, yarmulke-wearing Lieberman actually gets the job, it would mark a watershed moment, since the FBI has never had a Jew in charge. But should American Jews celebrate or fear Lieberman,…
Bloggers in the “alt-right” orbit are benefiting from having sources close to President Donald Trump — and have recently been getting “legitimate scoops” before more established journalists. Mike Cernovich is the most dramatic example, a post from the partisan advocacy site Media Matters America pointed out. “By providing people like Cernovich with this information, the…
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