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Defending Trump, Ballabon argued that there’s “nothing Trump’s ever been accused of remotely that can touch the corruption of Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation which right now is under investigation and which has enriched the Clinton family to the tune of $250 or $230 million dollars. I think having her in charge violates every possible concept of decent behavior that the Jewish community holds dear.”
While the charges about Clinton are completely unfounded, the Republican presidential nominee was, in fact, accused of fueling racism and anti-Semitism. “I’m not saying that Donald Trump is a racist or an anti-Semite but the racists and anti-Semites have come out of the woodwork during this political season to support him,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said back in June.
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