Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE late Monday blasted “false attacks” by Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE’s presidential campaign over his use of a six-pointed star in a tweet, saying Clinton is trying to divert attention away from “dishonest behavior.”

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“These false attacks by Hillary Clinton trying to link the Star of David with a basic star, often used by sheriffs who deal with criminals and criminal behavior, showing an inscription that says ‘Crooked Hillary is the most corrupt candidate ever’ with anti-Semitism is ridiculous,” he said in a statement.

“Clinton, through her surrogates, is just trying to divert attention from the dishonest behavior of herself and her husband,” Trump added. “The real questions are, why was Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonBattle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates Bill Clinton on GOP push to fill Ginsburg vacancy: Trump, McConnell 'first value is power' MORE meeting secretly with the US Attorney General on her case and where are the 33,000 missing emails and all of the other information missing from her case — Why are there so many lies?”

The latest salvo came after Sara Bard, the campaign’s director for Jewish outreach, said Trump used a “blatantly anti-Semitic image from racist websites to promote his campaign.”

“Now, not only won’t he apologize for it, he’s peddling lies and blaming others,” she added.

Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, earlier in the day blamed “dishonest media” for the controversy, saying outlets are portraying a “Sheriff’s Star” or a “plain star” as the Star of David in a tweet he sent, then changed and later deleted over the weekend.