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Ann Coulter accused of making anti-semitic comments during Republican debate | Ann Coulter accused of making anti-semitic comments during Republican debate |
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A US commentator has been accused of anti-Semitism over a series of tweets she sent during the Republican debate. | A US commentator has been accused of anti-Semitism over a series of tweets she sent during the Republican debate. |
Ann Coulter accused the candidates of pandering to Jewish voters, tweeting to her 663,000 followers: “How many f---ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States?” | Ann Coulter accused the candidates of pandering to Jewish voters, tweeting to her 663,000 followers: “How many f---ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States?” |
Good grief! Huckabee is running for PM of Israel. | Good grief! Huckabee is running for PM of Israel. |
Rubio running to be curator of the Reagan Museum. | Rubio running to be curator of the Reagan Museum. |
Cruz, Huckabee Rubio all mentioned ISRAEL in their response to: "What will AMERICA look like after you are president." | Cruz, Huckabee Rubio all mentioned ISRAEL in their response to: "What will AMERICA look like after you are president." |
How many f---ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States? | How many f---ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States? |
Maybe it's to suck up to the Evangelicals. | Maybe it's to suck up to the Evangelicals. |
During the debate political outsider Carly Fiorina won praise for her impressive grasp of foreign policy. | During the debate political outsider Carly Fiorina won praise for her impressive grasp of foreign policy. |
Coulter is currently supporting Donald Trump for President of the United States. | Coulter is currently supporting Donald Trump for President of the United States. |
Trump was the main target during the debate, with many questioning his trustworthiness to be responsible for nuclear weapons. | Trump was the main target during the debate, with many questioning his trustworthiness to be responsible for nuclear weapons. |
Her tweet led to accusations of anti-Semitism. Some followers also speculated she was playing a drinking game while watching the debate: | Her tweet led to accusations of anti-Semitism. Some followers also speculated she was playing a drinking game while watching the debate: |
The best part of this tweet is how Ann Coulter censored the language to avoid offending people pic.twitter.com/K7ymS36PY7 | The best part of this tweet is how Ann Coulter censored the language to avoid offending people pic.twitter.com/K7ymS36PY7 |
@AnnCoulter What kind of jackassery, anti-Semitic Tweet is this? Totally gratuitous. Despicable. | @AnnCoulter What kind of jackassery, anti-Semitic Tweet is this? Totally gratuitous. Despicable. |
Put the bottle down Ann. RT @AnnCoulter: How many f---ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States? | Put the bottle down Ann. RT @AnnCoulter: How many f---ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States? |
She defended her comment by saying it wasn’t made targeting Jewish people and that it had to be read in context with previous tweets: | She defended her comment by saying it wasn’t made targeting Jewish people and that it had to be read in context with previous tweets: |
It's not about Jewish people; it's about Republican panderers. https://t.co/OmOL2B9K0E | It's not about Jewish people; it's about Republican panderers. https://t.co/OmOL2B9K0E |
It has to be read w/ prior tweet. Only 140 characters so sometimes they continue. Not @ Jews; about GOP pandering. https://t.co/WdnG1Y2QMp | It has to be read w/ prior tweet. Only 140 characters so sometimes they continue. Not @ Jews; about GOP pandering. https://t.co/WdnG1Y2QMp |
Estimates put the number of Jews living in the United States at 6.8 million. | Estimates put the number of Jews living in the United States at 6.8 million. |
Coulter has previously courted controversy for her remarks about Mexicans: "If you don’t want to be killed by Isis, don’t go to Syria. If you don’t want to be killed by a Mexican, there’s nothing I can tell you." | Coulter has previously courted controversy for her remarks about Mexicans: "If you don’t want to be killed by Isis, don’t go to Syria. If you don’t want to be killed by a Mexican, there’s nothing I can tell you." |
She also argued that America's growing interest in football "can only be a sign of the nation's moral decay", blaming immigration for inreased interest in the game. | She also argued that America's growing interest in football "can only be a sign of the nation's moral decay", blaming immigration for inreased interest in the game. |