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From left, Marianne Williamson, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, former Maryland Rep. John Delaney and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock take the stage for the first of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

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JI Staff

August 22, 2019

Tell your friends to sign up for the Daily Kickoff here or for early 7AM access via Debut Inbox DRIVING THE CONVO — Jewish leaders stress bipartisanship amid Trump’s repeated attacks on Jewish Democrats — by JI’s Jacob Kornbluh: Criticism over President Donald Trump’s “disloyal” comments continued for a second day as the president doubled down on his Oval Office… Read More

Criticism over President Trump’s ‘disloyal’ comments continued for a second day as the president doubled down on his Oval Office statement on Twitter and later in a gaggle with reporters. “In my opinion, you vote for a Democrat you are being very disloyal to Jewish people and you are being very disloyal to Israel,” Trump… Read More

Tell your friends to sign up for the Daily Kickoff here or for early 7AM access via Debut Inbox DRIVING THE CONVO — On Tuesday, President Donald Trump dropped another bombastic claim in his campaign to paint Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as the face of the Democratic Party. “I think Jewish people that vote for… Read More

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Jewish groups react to Trump’s latest comments on American Jewish voters

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President Donald Trump speaks about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Washington.

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Jacob Kornbluh

August 20, 2019

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump dropped another bombastic claim in his campaign to paint Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as the face of the Democratic Party. “I think Jewish people that vote for a Democrat — I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty,” Trump told reporters… Read More

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Montana Governor Steve Bullock speaking on the Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on August 8, 2019.

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JI Staff

August 20, 2019

Tell your friends to sign up for the Daily Kickoff here or for early 7AM access via Debut Inbox 2020 PROFILE — Steve Bullock: Trump’s foreign policy via tweet causes chaos — by JI’s Ben Jacobs: Steve Bullock may be the first Democratic presidential hopeful to willingly compare himself to Rick Santorum. It’s not that he shares the former… Read More

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