Famous comedian Jon Lovitz recently sounded off on the Democratic party, alleging it is promoting antisemitism through its actions regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Conversely, the SNL alum praised former president Donald Trump, who he claims has “done more for Israel” than any other president.
The actor pointed out that the Republican Party passed a bill combatting antisemitism, noting that dozens of Democrats voted against the bill. “You should vote for whoever you like, okay? But if you’re Jewish – they passed a bill about condemning antisemitism, which is condemning hate and violence toward Jewish people. 70 Democrats voted against it,” Lovitz said during a recent interview with Fox News Digital.
Lovitz called out several high-ranking Democrats, including Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT). The actor blasted Schumer for suggesting Israel should host elections and change leadership in the middle of its conflict with Hamas.
“And you’ve got Chuck Schumer, who’s Jewish, saying we should have elections in Israel now. And the reason President Trump and other people got mad is you’re not supposed to interfere – ironically, Trump – interfere in another country’s elections and in the middle of a war!” the comedian said.
Lovitz continued, singling out Sanders, labeling him a “self-loathing Jew.” He stated, “And Bernie Sanders, he’s always been, you know…. I said it before, and I’ll say it again, he’s a self-loathing Jew. And there’s a lot of them. ‘Why do you say that?’ I go, well, it’s clear as a bell, he’s not for Israel. ‘They have to stop this war.’ Why isn’t he condemning Hamas for starting it? What about that?”
The Jewish comedian emphasized the work Trump has performed for the benefit of Israel. “And whatever you think of Trump, the fact is that he’s done more for Israel than any president in the history of this country,” he claimed.
The former SNL star further disputed claims that Trump is antisemitic. “I’ve actually met him over the years. And the weird thing about Trump is he’s very different in person than he is on television,” Lovitz added on Trump’s character. “But if you want to say, ‘Well, he’s antisemitic,’ I go, well, I don’t know, his daughter – he’s crazy about Ivanka – converted to Judaism, married a Jewish guy, his grandchildren are Jewish.”
Lovitz pointed out that Mar-a-Lago’s beach club in Florida was accepting of Jews when other in the area were not. He said, “There’s a beach club in Palm Beach. And they don’t let Jews in that club. They’re banned. And right next door to that beach club is Mar-a-Lago’s beach club and they let in Jews. So which of those clubs are antisemitic, the one that bans Jews or the ones that lets them in? Well? They love Trump in Israel, I tell you that. Because he defended them… People say Trump’s antisemitic. And then I would say he’s not by his actions and the Democrats, by their actions, are overall. They’re certainly not for Israel.”
The current state of the Democratic Party is largely split between moderates that generally support Israel and leftists that are pro-Palestine. Lovitz questions why Jews would continue supporting Democrats when they are not acting in their interest.
“Jewish people for years, including myself, have been, you know, mostly liberal and Democrats. And so, what do you do when the party that you’ve been a part of all your life is against you?” he asked. “So then they go, ‘No, they’re not.’ Really? Well, they just had a vote about it. Not condemning hate towards you. And 70 of them voted against it… The Democratic Party, they’re not what they used to be.”
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