Trump used Antisemitic trope in the UN General Assembly speech

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The U.S President Donald Trump has been alleged of using an antisemitic trope during his speech to the UN General Assembly. He was referring to globalists trying to take over the world. The President was discussing international trade, he said, “The future does not belong to globalists. The future belongs to patriots. The future belongs to strong, independent nations”. However, it has been suggested the term globalist isn’t necessarily antisemitic when juxtaposed with nationalist or patriot. A number of users on social media interpreted the president’s deployment as offensive. Twitter users described the speech as a Nazi foghorn and far-right nationalist antisemitism’s greatest hits.

Others pointed out that Trump only referred to Israel while blaming Iran of antisemitism. A Twitter user and a college professor in political science in Texas, Laura Seay said, “So…Trump condemns antisemitism in the same speech he started with antisemitic code language like globalism”. Trump went on to urge the world’s leaders to prioritize their own nations, with strong borders and one-on-one trade deals. Trump said, “Globalism exerted a religious pull over past leaders causing them to ignore their own national interests. Those days are over”. His comments appeared to go even further than his speech to the UN last year when he explicitly rejected the ideology of globalism.

Trump said in 2018, “America is governed by Americans. We embrace the doctrine of patriotism. Around the world, responsible nations must defend against threats to sovereignty not just from global governance, but also from other, new forms of coercion and domination.” Trump’s promotion of “America First” prompted chuckles from world leaders on that occasion. Moreover, the president simultaneously attempted to rally a multinational response to Iran’s escalating aggression. He previously blamed the Islamic Republic of Iran for the recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. He said, “The United States has never believed in permanent enemies. We need partners, not adversaries”.