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Trump Calls Chuck Schumer a ‘Palestinian’

March 12, 2025 at 2:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer a ‘Palestinian’ as he defended the GOP’s government spending bill and his policies on corporate taxes and rising grocery prices,” Politico reports.

Said Trump: “Schumer is a Palestinian, as far as I’m concerned. He’s become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish anymore.”

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