The president’s retweet stemmed from an initial tweet from Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin in which she misspelled Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg’s last name by writing: “Bloombefg calm and not scrapping. Smart to go high.”
Following the tweet by Rubin, Twitter user eldon_katz, who claims to be an “anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, anti-zionist Jew,” and whose display name reads “Trump is bad for workers,” replied by writing: “To be fair, Bloombefg was not the candidate who just had the worst debate performance in modern history, Bloomberg was.”
Trump then retweeted eldon_katz’s tweet and wrote: “.@JRubinBlogger (Jennifer Rubin), the wacko “conservative” of the @washingtonpost must learn how to spell name Bloomberg before it is too late & he is gone!”
Given the Twitter user’s bio, the president’s retweet seemingly contradicts his own views.
Prior to being elected and throughout his presidency, Trump has made it clear that he mainly follows a pro-capitalist train of thought. “America will never be a socialist country,” Trump said during his 2019 State of the Union address.
The Twitterer also called himself an “anti-zionist Jew,” suggesting an opposition to the Jewish movement that called for the creation and support of the state of Israel. While speaking at the White House in January, Trump discussed his plans to address the Israeli-Palestinian issue, during which he showed his support for Israel.
“Under this vision, Jerusalem will remain Israel’s undivided –- very important — undivided capital,” Trump said in a joint statement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “But that’s no big deal, because I’ve already done that for you, right? We’ve already done that, but that’s okay. It’s going to remain that way.
“And the United States will recognize Israeli sovereignty over the territory that my vision provides to be part of the State of Israel. Very important,” Trump continued.
Additionally, Trump previously took aim at antifa, a collective group of militant individuals who call themselves anti-fascists. Last August, the president posted a tweet that focused on a rally in Portland, Oregon where anti-fascist and right-wing activists were expected to have a showdown.
“Major consideration is being given to naming ANTIFA an “ORGANIZATION OF TERROR.” Portland is being watched very closely. Hopefully the Mayor will be able to properly do his job,” Trump tweeted.