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Trump on Tuesday said Jews who vote for Democrats either "lack knowledge" or show "great disloyalty."

It wasn't clear from Trump's original remarks to whom he believed Jewish Democratic voters were being loyal. Charging Jewish people with disloyalty to the United States or having dual loyalty to Israel is an anti-Semitic trope.

The president has made support for Israel, including moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing the country's claim over the Golan Heights, a centerpiece of his foreign policy. But his rhetoric chastising Jewish people over their political leanings is likely to inflame those groups and energize his opponents.

"I have been responsible for a lot of great things for Israel," Trump said as he left the White House.