It took minutes for former President Donald Trump to hurl a widely derided insult at his Friday afternoon campaign rally in Virginia, and the remark led to immediate backlash, with some calling the MAGA leader "the anti-christ."
Trump wasted little time in calling Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is Jewish, "a Palestinian."
In trying to slam Democrats, Trump asked a crowd of red-hat supporters to "look at a guy like Sen. Schumer."
I've always known him — I've known him a long time. I come from New York. I knew Schumer. He's become a Palestinian. He's a Palestinian now. Congratulations. He was very loyal to Israel and the Jewish people. He's Jewish. But he's become a Palestinian because they have a couple of more votes or something. Nobody's quite figured it out."
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Social media users rebuked the comment.
"This guy is the anti-christ," wrote @DanStuPart4.
"For normal politicians this would be disqualifying. What a disgusting thing to say," said @KyleLeith.
"The felon speaks in a disastrous manner," wrote @MrsKladybug.
"But he said it very confidently and didn't pause or slur his words, so he's fine," said @SaltyGoodness1.
"Using 'Palestinian' as a slur is yet another in a long list of new lows to which Trump sinks daily," wrote @OccupyArkham.
This isn't the first time Trump has attacked Schumer. Last year, Trump put a target on a New York law court clerk with a conspiracy theory suggesting Schumer was dating her and rigging Trump's civil fraud case against him.
Four years ago, Trump retweeted a meme that depicted then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Schumer as Muslims.
