Ann Coulter sparked a Twitter fury over a series of anti-Semitic
tweets published during the Republican debate on Wednesday night (16
September). The US commentator accused candidates of pandering to the Jewish
population as they made references to Israel during their responses. She tweeted to
her 664,000 followers saying, “How many f—ing Jews do these people think
there are in the US?”
How many f—ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States?
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 17, 2015
The Donald Trump backer began her criticism by targeting Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas. She tweeted: “Good grief! Huckabee is running for PM of Israel.” Coulter went on round on Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, accusing them of placing too much emphasis on Israel when answering questions about the United States.
Coulter then attempted to defend her actions by insisting that it wasn’t targeting Jewish people, but was aimed at “Republican panderers”. Statistics indicate that there are 6.8 million Jewish people living in the United States and Twitter users were quick to respond to her comments, branding them as “antisemitic”.
However, the Hashtag #IStandWithAnn was trending in the United States on Thursday morning (17 September), with many taking to social media to support her comments. One Twitter user said that there was “nothing wrong with wanting American politicians to put the interests of Americans first,” while another pointed out that “the capital of the USA is not Tel Aviv”.
