The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday defended Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE after the GOP front-runner's freewheeling speech before a group of Jewish Republicans drew criticism.

"After having carefully reviewed the speech, we do not believe that it was Donald Trump’s intention to evoke anti-Semitic stereotypes," Jonathan Greenblatt, the league's CEO, said in a statement.

ADVERTISEMENT Greenblatt said that Trump "has made similar comments about spending his own money on the campaign, and not asking for money from donors, to many other groups." Trump, a billionaire real estate tycoon, garnered attention on Thursday for his remarks in a speech before the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), an audience addressed by several other candidates. The celebrity businessman appeared to touch on several Jewish stereotypes in his speech, including about being a good negotiator and having a tough business personality. “I’m a negotiator like you folks, we’re negotiators,” Trump said to laughs at the gathering before launching into a criticism of the Obama administration's nuclear pact with Iran. “I’m a negotiator like you folks, we’re negotiators,” Trump said to laughs at the gathering before launching into a criticism of the Obama administration's nuclear pact with Iran.

“Is there anyone in this room who doesn’t negotiate deals?,” Trump asked later. “This room negotiates a lot. This room perhaps more than any room I’ve ever spoken to.”

Trump also repeatedly told the audience that he did not want their money.

The ADL pushed back on pundits criticizing Trump's remarks, saying that "context is everything."