Orthodox Jewish podcast host Ben Shapiro sharply slammed Doug Emhoff, the Jewish husband of Kamala Harris, for not doing enough to support the Jewish community and Israel.
Appearing on the Jerusalem Post podcast, Shapiro blasted the fact that Emhoff is being touted as a representative of the Jewish people, saying it “is the most insulting thing about this entire campaign.” Shapiro also criticized Kamala and Emhoff’s stance on Israel.
“I have a personal allergic reaction to Doug Emhoff trotting out his Judaism, which he has not cared about for one smidgen of 1% of one moment of his entire life, on the campaign trail,” he said. “My culture is not your costume.”
Shapiro criticized Harris on Israel, saying that while President Biden “at least has some sort of baseline interest in the security of the State of Israel… Harris does not.”
Shapiro said that 40% of American Jews will likely vote for Trump, a shift from the norm, which usually sees around 70% of Jews voting Democrat and 25-30% Republican.
“I think that this breaks down very strongly along the lines of how important is Israel to you,” he said. “If you think Israel is really important, you’re voting for Trump.”
He added that many liberal Jews may simply not like Harris.
“I think there are a lot of liberal leaning Jews who are, like, ‘you know what? I’m just not showing up. Like, I can’t vote for Trump. I don’t like that guy. I think he’s toxic for a thousand reasons. But Kamala Harris is, you know, playing patty cake with the Squad and with pro-Hamas forces in Michigan, and Phil Gordon is going to be her foreign policy adviser. And you know what? Maybe I just don’t show up,’” Shapiro said.
As reported by VINnews