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07-04-2016, 07:19 AM
NEW YORK: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted an image of rival Hillary Clinton alongside hundred-dollar bills and a Jewish star bearing the words "most corrupt candidate ever!", prompting outrage and bafflement on social media.
Two hours after his initial tweet, Trump tweeted a similar image in which the six-pointed Star of David - which appears on Israel’s flag and which Jews were forced to wear on their clothing by the Nazis during the Holocaust - was replaced by a circle.
The original tweet was deleted.
Critics said the image featuring the star harkened back to centuries-old anti-Semitic stereotypes, such as the belief that Jews are greedy.
"Just saw #DonaldTrump’s Star of David tweet.
I’m impressed by his ability to find a way to insult literally every kind of human being," screenwriter Cole Haddon wrote on Twitter.
"A Star of David, a pile of cash, and suggestions of corruption.
Donald Trump again plays to the white supremacists," wrote Erick Erickson, a conservative radio host who has been critical of Trump.
The tweets originated from Trump’s account, @realDonaldTrump, and ** other users were mentioned in them.
It was **t clear whether someone inside Trump’s campaign made the image or whether he found it somewhere else.
Hope Hicks, a spokeswoman for Trump, did **t respond to a request for comment.
The presumptive Republican **minee has been trying to assuage fears within his own party that he is alienating potential voters with offensive statements about Muslims, Lati**s and women.
Last month, Trump fired his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and began delivering speeches using a teleprompter, an abrupt change in style that was seen as an attempt to appear more presidential ahead of the **v 8 election.
Saturday’s tweet was a reminder of the unrestrained side of Trump.
The candidate has mocked a disabled newspaper reporter, referred to undocumented immigrants from Mexico as "rapists" and recently pointed to a black man in the crowd at one of his rallies and called him "my African-American."
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Two hours after his initial tweet, Trump tweeted a similar image in which the six-pointed Star of David - which appears on Israel’s flag and which Jews were forced to wear on their clothing by the Nazis during the Holocaust - was replaced by a circle.
The original tweet was deleted.
Critics said the image featuring the star harkened back to centuries-old anti-Semitic stereotypes, such as the belief that Jews are greedy.
"Just saw #DonaldTrump’s Star of David tweet.
I’m impressed by his ability to find a way to insult literally every kind of human being," screenwriter Cole Haddon wrote on Twitter.
"A Star of David, a pile of cash, and suggestions of corruption.
Donald Trump again plays to the white supremacists," wrote Erick Erickson, a conservative radio host who has been critical of Trump.
The tweets originated from Trump’s account, @realDonaldTrump, and ** other users were mentioned in them.
It was **t clear whether someone inside Trump’s campaign made the image or whether he found it somewhere else.
Hope Hicks, a spokeswoman for Trump, did **t respond to a request for comment.
The presumptive Republican **minee has been trying to assuage fears within his own party that he is alienating potential voters with offensive statements about Muslims, Lati**s and women.
Last month, Trump fired his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and began delivering speeches using a teleprompter, an abrupt change in style that was seen as an attempt to appear more presidential ahead of the **v 8 election.
Saturday’s tweet was a reminder of the unrestrained side of Trump.
The candidate has mocked a disabled newspaper reporter, referred to undocumented immigrants from Mexico as "rapists" and recently pointed to a black man in the crowd at one of his rallies and called him "my African-American."
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