Donald Trump is claiming that Jews are ungrateful to him.
In a new post on Truth Social, the former president said Christian evangelicals were much more "appreciative" of what he has done for them.
"No President has done more for Israel than I have," he wrote on Sunday. "Somewhat surprisingly, however, our wonderful Evangelicals are far more appreciative of this than the people of the Jewish faith, especially those living in the U.S. Those living in Israel, though, are a different story. Highest approval rating in the World."
Trump went on to say he "could easily" be the Prime Minister of Israel.
He also wrapped up his post with an ominous warning.
"U.S. Jews have to get their act together and appreciate what they have in Israel – Before it is too late," Trump added.
It's not clear what prompted Trump's post, but reaction was swift. The Jewish Democratic Council of America described his comments as "unabashed antisemitism."
"His threat to Jewish Americans and his continued use of the antisemitic dual loyalty trope fuels hatred against Jews," the organization said on Twitter.
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, accused Trump of "Jewsplaining."
"We don't need the former president, who curries favor with extremists and antisemites, to lecture us about the US-Israel relationship. It is not about a quid pro quo; it rests on shared values and security interests," Greenblatt tweeted. "This "Jewsplaining" is insulting and disgusting."
The former president made similar comments last December, claiming that Jewish Americans "either don't like Israel or don't care about Israel," while suggesting that evangelical Christians "love Israel more than the Jews in this country," CNN reported. He added: "It's a very dangerous thing that's happening."
Trump has previously attacked U.S. Jews, a majority of whom typically vote Democratic, for not supporting him politically.
"I think any Jewish people who would vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty," he said in 2019 before a failed reelection bid, per NBC News.
In a June 2021 interview with Ami Magazine, an Orthodox Jewish publication, Trump also said it seemed "strange" to him that he did not have more Jewish support.
"Jewish people who live in the United States don't love Israel enough. Does that make sense to you? I'm not talking about Orthodox Jews. I believe we got 25% of the Jewish vote, and it doesn't make sense. It just seems strange to me," he said.
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