Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sunday reiterated his claim that former President Donald Trump fueled a rise in anti-Semitism and hatred across the country.
“If you show tolerance to everyone, that’s what it is [Trump] You’re giving permission as a leader for others to come out with their intolerance,” Christie said Sunday in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Intolerance in anybody encourages tolerance in everybody.”
The Republican presidential hopeful previously slammed Trump, the current GOP front-runner in the presidential race, for contributing to the rise of anti-Semitic bigotry. Interview with the New York Times During his visit to Israel earlier this month. Anti-Semitism was already on the rise in America, but the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7 was sharp. The number of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim incidents is jumping In America