Donald Trump has defended using an antisemitic slur during a speech, claiming he had “never heard” it used as an attack on Jewish people before.
Trump was asked about his use of the term “Shylocks”–a reference to the Jewish moneylender in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, who famously demands a “pound of flesh” from another character who cannot repay a loan—after he spoke Thursday at a rally celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s independence in Des Moines, Iowa.
“No death tax, no estate tax, no going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker and in some cases, Shylocks and bad people,” Trump told the crowd while praising his “Big Beautiful” spending bill, which the House passed Thursday.
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