Former President Donald Trump made the claim on Monday that Democrats “hate Israel” and that any Jewish voter who supports Democrats hates their religion.

Trump was asked by his own former assistant and current talk show host Sebastian Gorka why Democrats such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., “hate” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“I actually think they hate Israel,” Trump responded. “And the Democrat Party hates Israel.” Trump suggested Schumer, who is Jewish, has become “very anti-Israel” for political reasons, citing large pro-Palestinian protests across the country amid violence in Gaza.

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