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Back to the question of what makes U.S. Jews politically different. Much of the answer is historical memory. Most of us, I think, know that whenever bigotry runs free, were likely to be among its victims.

The Trump administration is, beyond any reasonable doubt, an anti-democratic, white nationalist regime. And while it is not (yet) explicitly anti-Semitic, many of its allies are: Jews will not replace us chanted the very fine people carrying torches in Charlottesville, Va. You have to be willfully ignorant of the past not to know where all this leads. Indeed, its happening already: anti-Semitic incidents have soared (and my hate mail has gotten interesting).

Jews arent the only people who have figured this out. Many Asian-American voters used to support Republicans, but the group is now overwhelmingly Democratic. Indian-Americans, in particular, are like American Jews: a high-income, high-education group that votes Democratic by large margins, presumably because many of its members also realize where white nationalism will take us.

In all of this, Republicans not just Trump, but his whole party are reaping what they sowed. Their strategy for decades has been to win votes from working-class whites, despite an anti-worker agenda, by appealing to racial resentment. Trump has just made that racial appeal cruder and louder. And one has to admit that this strategy has been quite successful.

But it takes, well, chutzpah, a truly striking level of contempt for your audience, to foment hatred-laced identity politics, then turn to members of minority groups and say, in effect, Ignore the bigotry and look at the taxes youre saving!

And some of the audience deserves that contempt. As I said, people are pretty much the same whatever their background. There are wealthy Jews who are sufficiently shortsighted, ignorant or arrogant enough to imagine that they can continue to prosper under a white nationalist government.

But most of my ethnic group, I believe, understands that Trump is bad for the Jews, whatever tax bracket we happen to be in.

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Its not news that our degraded politics has made truth elusive. Yet even seasoned Trump haters may be surprised at how elusive it has become for Don Jr. He recounts a well-worn story about the night of his birth.

When my mother first approached him with the idea of naming me Don Jr., he writes, my father is rumored to have said, We cant do that! What if hes a loser? Again, no idea whether my father ever really said this. Ive provided the italics for Don Jr., because the source of this often-repeated anecdote is a book called Raising Trump, which was written by his mom.

The alienation Don Jr. and his troops feel from the liberal culture that surrounds them forces them to a poignant furtiveness. They want us to know that while they live in the world that liberalism has made, they are not of it. Or so they believe. In reality they dart in and out, as convenience allows.

The liberal press is thoroughly corrupt, Don Jr. tells us, irredeemable, essentially useless except as a contrary indicator of actual fact. Meanwhile, he is careful to support a large number of his anecdotes and assertions with footnotesfootnotes that cite The Washington Post, Time magazine, USA Today, and other enemies of the people. (We modestly note that The Atlantic alone earns five footnotes.) So, too, Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation, which was a Democratic sham from first day to last. Yet Don Jr. is adamant that any suggestions that he was involved in Russian collusion have been definitely disproved. Dont take his word for it, he says. Read the Mueller report.

Mueller, in Don Jr.s estimation, is a feeble old fool. He makes this pronouncement several sentences before he writes: I would actually like to think of this book as offering a reasoned antidote to all the hysterical bullshit thats flying around right now. That used to be called discourse.

Precisely when those good old days of discourse began, and when they came to an end, Don Jr. leaves unspecified, but a revealing, and by now legendary, moment in this regard came early on in his promotional tour for Triggered. He and his girlfriend, a former mid-list Fox News personality named Kimberly Guilfoyle, submitted to an interrogation with the hosts of ABCs The View. Trump held his own and managed to rassle the contest to a draw.

Conor Friedersdorf: Why the trolls booed at Don Jr.s event

We should stipulate that as an intellectual exercise, a guest turn on The View, confronting the combined exertions of Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, and Meghan McCain, is not exactly a dissertation defense at the Sorbonne. We are not talking about a graduate seminar with Stephen Hawking. What young Trump proved was that he could easily meet the hosts on their own level, bearing the same contempt for them that they held for him. When they brought up unflattering episodes from his fathers life, he brought up unflattering episodes from theirs. When they interrupted him, he interrupted their interruptions. When they got loud, he got louder.

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Triggered by Donald Trump Jr. - The Atlantic

BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) Vice President Mike Pence shared his feelings about the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump during a visit to Beaver County.

Vice President Pence made a stop at VFW Post 128 in Rochester on Tuesday morning and was greeted by a crowd of 250 veterans.

The stop at the VFW came as the U.S. House of Representatives moves forward on articles of impeachment against Trump.

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Whats happening in Washington, DC today is a disgrace, Pence said. Its nothing short of a partisan impeachment. But men and women of Pennsylvania, were still winning.

In 2016, the Trump-Pence ticket carried Beaver County by 18 1/2 points, and Vice President Pence wasted no time asking for continued support in 2020.

Im here for one reason and one reason only. Pennsylvania and America need four more years of President Donald Trump in the White House, Pence told the crowd.

From the VFW post, Pence started a bus tour to Hershey, where he joined President Trump at a rally on Tuesday night.

Pences first stop on the bus tour was an unannounced visit to a local restaurant.

Vice President Pence chatted with patrons and posed for pictures.

WATCH: KDKAs Jon Delano Reports On Vice President Mike Pences Visit To Beaver County.

I was very, very surprised. Hes a special man. He really is, said Virginia Mihalik of Raccoon after meeting Pence.

This visit of Vice President Pence to Kings Family Restaurant in Monaca was certainly a surprise, not only to the folks who were eating here, but even to the staff as well.

Kings server Heather Hinzman had a bit of a heads up.

Hinzman: Yesterday, I waited on two gentleman and they told me they were coming in with a party of about 20 people for tomorrow. But it was just for a group of people. They didnt tell me exactly who was coming, so we had a nice surprise today.

Delano: They didnt tell you it was the vice president and a bunch of reporters?

Hinzman: They did not. They told me it was a bunch of foreigners.

Hinzman said the gentleman apologized for lying to her, but she was not upset, saying she had a good chat with Pence.

The visit to the restaurant was a real surprise to most.

All of a sudden, I was blown away, seeing all these police officers, said Sindy Diaz of Greensburg.

Customers were taken by surprise when Pence starting working the tables.

When someone told us, I was, this cant be real . . . such an honor, noted Diaz.

WATCH: KDKAs Jon Delano Reports On Vice President Mike Pences Visit To Beaver County.

When Pence dropped by her table, Heather Cordial told him shes been in the Air Force Reserves for 21 years.

He gave me his Vice President coin, which is super awesome. He was such a nice, down to earth man, and I couldnt be happier to have met him and have his coin.

But before chatting up and taking selfies with the crowd at Kings, the vice president gave more formal remarks 10 minutes away at a VFW post in Rochester.

Noting Pennsylvanias importance for reelection, Pence recalled that every time a state win came in back in 2016, Trump hit Pence on the shoulder.

Seriously, hes going boom North Carolina great, good boom. But Im telling you when Pennsylvania came in, he almost knocked me over.

The Presidents frequent visits to this region including two in recent months to the Shell cracker plant and a Marcellus shale conference along with Pences visit, add up to this request.

Let your voice be heard.

All the good that is happening in Pennsylvania and across this country and how much more we can do with four more years with President Donald Trump in the White House, Pence said.

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Donald Trump is the worst cheat ever and he doesnt care who knows, Rick Reilly says as he describes a man he has known for 30 years. I always say golf is like bicycle shorts. It reveals a lot about a man. And golf reveals a lot of ugliness in this president.

Reilly, the former Sports Illustrated columnist, has written a book called Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump. Its rattling good fun which also depicts the startling duplicity of the president as a golfer. Youre mostly laughing, Reilly says, but at times youre crying how did this happen? As a golfer he really offends me. Cheating? Hate that. Driving carts on greens? Hate that. Wearing old dockers two sizes too small for him? Give me a break. Kicking your ball so often the caddies call you Pel? I so hate that. Most of all I hate how stupid hes making my country look. I hate what hes doing to my planet. I hate what hes doing to kids at the border. I dont mind Republicans. I just cant stand this guy. I love golf and he has set the game back 30 years. Just when it was becoming cool with Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler we get this fat bozo cheating his ass off.

Dr Lance Dodes, a Harvard psychiatrist, tells Reilly that Trump is a very ill man who exhibits all the traits of a narcissistic personality disorder. Reilly sighs. Its terrible he should cheat at golf which is the one sport where we self-regulate. There are referees in every other sport but in golf, if youre 200 yards away, you can kick the ball and get away with it. I called the National Golf Foundation. They said 90% of golfers dont cheat. Golf is an honest game but this guy leaves a big ugly orange stain on it. It really pisses me off.

He took the only gimme chip in Ive ever seen. A chip is a gimme? Trumps pretty good off the tee but he chips like Edward Scissorhands

Reillys anger towards Trump is made more interesting by the fact they have known each other for so long and that he admits he once almost liked the billionaire. I liked him as a writer because hes a crazy fabulist who tells lies so big they can float in the Macys parade. Hes great copy. If he says, Can you be here tomorrow for an interview? Id be on the red eye. I would do anything to get that interview but if I had to play golf with him again, and it wasnt for an article, Id never do it.

The first time I met him we were playing in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am [in the late 1980s]. He comes over and says, Its Rick Reilly, the greatest sportswriter in the world. Theres always an angle with Trump. Marla Marples was his wife then and she said, Hes your biggest fan. Look! She pulled one of my columns out of her purse like this is a set up. He wanted me to write a column about him but I had this idea of writing a book where I caddie for famous people. So we make a day for me to caddie for him but I turn up and he didnt have anybody to play with. So I played him. That was the day he took the only gimme chip in Ive ever seen. A chip is a gimme? Trumps pretty good off the tee but he chips like Edward Scissorhands. Hell cheat you on the course and then buy you lunch.

Trump introduced Reilly to other people after their game. He couldnt just call me a writer. Hed say, Meet Rick hes the president of Sports Illustrated. He would introduce me to another guy. Hey, Rick, meet Luigi voted best hamburger chef in the world. Luigis like What? No, I wasnt. Trump wants to be a winner by pretending youre someone huge.

His lies were hilarious until he becomes the most powerful man in the world. Then it got scary. I dont know what his plan is for my kids and grandkids. I dont know whos going to pay off this giant debt hes created to give his fat-cat buddies a tax cut. Look what he did [last] week in London. He pissed off two of our best allies. Its terrifying.

Trumps deceit about his golfing achievements motivated Reilly to resume writing. I was retired, living in Italy for three months a year, drinking Campari. I kept seeing on my Twitter feed [Reilly mimics Trump]: Im a champion. You should vote for me because Ive won 18 club championships. Whoa! Thats a lie because you already told me how you did it. Whenever you open a new course, you play by yourself and declare yourself the first club champion. Im like, Thats a shitty lie.

He even said: This is against the best players in the club. No strokes given. What? I played with you. Youre a 10-handicapper at best. Theres no way youre winning a club championship. I soon discovered many of them are senior championships for guys over 60 or 70. Thats a nice honour but its not within a par 5 of beating the clubs best players. Lots of guys said he wasnt even in town when some championships were decided. He claimed to have won a tournament in New Jersey when he was actually in Philly. My dad would flip over three times in his grave and he was a Reagan Republican.

This was on golf.com first but three different people told me this story. Trump was in Singapore with Kim Jong-un and there was a club championship at Trump International in Florida. Ted Virtue [the businessman who produced the movie Green Book] won the club championship. A few months later Trump sees him on the course. He drives over in his cart, followed by his Swat team in another 30 carts. Virtue and his son are on the 9th hole. Trump says: Ted, congratulations but you didnt really win because I wasnt there. Lets play these last nine holes for the championship. Virtue says: Thanks but Im with my son. Trump wont take no for an answer. Your son can play too. What can Virtue do? This is the president. This is his course. They get to a hole with a lake in front of the green. Ted and his son hit the green but Trumps ball goes in the water. Trump races off in his cart and by the time they reach the green Trump is lining up the sons putt. The caddie has switched balls. The son says: Thats my ball! Trumps caddie says: No, this is the presidents ball. Your ball went in the water. How bad is that? Thats insane. Trump makes the putt and goes one up to win. He says to Virtue: 'We'll be co-champions'. My buddy took a picture of Trump's locker and it says '2018 men's champion'. There is no mention of a co-champion. Trump cheated and won.

What would Reillys father, who loved Jack Nicklaus, have said if he heard Trump claim his handicap was lower than the 18-times major winner? Trump insists he plays off a 2.8 handicap, while Nicklaus, aged 79, admits his handicap is now 3.5. My dad would say, Ill take Nicklaus, you take Trump, and the loser has to sweep the streets of New York for the rest of their lives. Do you know how Trump does it? He has recorded only 20 scores in eight years even though he plays more golf than any other president. I put in my every score in the computer because thats what you do in golf. At my club guys will put in your score for you if youre avoiding it. Trump doesnt put in scores. Thats so unethical.

He rolls his eyes when I say Britain can hardly claim to have an ethical prime minister in Boris Johnson. Are you kidding? Trump makes your guy look like Churchill. That guy [Johnson] looks like a genius.

Reilly has clearly enjoyed writing about Trumps shameless shenanigans but he is disappointed the president has remained unusually silent about his book. This guy will tweet about a bad postcard but I cant get a tweet to save my life. If he did tweet I know what hed say. Rick Reilly? I kicked his ass. He swings like a girl. This is FAKE NEWS!!! Hes got a buddy in LA whos also my buddy. They talk once a week. My buddys said: Dont get in a Twitter war with Reilly. Youll look stupid. And dont say a word about the book. Youll just fuel sales. I said to my buddy: Who asked you?

Ive offered Trump a $100,000 charity bet to play him. He has not responded. Id bet my house I can beat him as long as there is a camera on both of us but hes not going to play me. Hes not going to testify to the impeachment hearing because he cant stop lying. And when you lie in front of Congress, you go to jail for perjury. As soon as he plays me in front of TV cameras it would come out how bad he is.

Trump likes to denigrate his enemies as losers and so the final line of Reillys book suggests that, when the president looks at his reflection, he will see the face of a loser. Reilly nods. That was on purpose. My dad always told us that if you cheat then, ultimately, youre cheating yourself. I wanted that to be the last word in the book because he is a loser. Hes the biggest loser Ive ever met.

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But his latest one could terrify the president.

President Donald Trumps eldest son on Monday posted a doctored picture of his dad shirtless, and with a shark on his shoulders to Instagram.

It was an attack on the impeachment inquiry into Trump over the Ukraine scandal. However, former porn star Stormy Daniels has claimed Trump (with who she reportedly had an affair) is terrified of sharks.

Haters will say its fake, read the caption on the edited snap.

Ive heard from the same reliable sources that the Democrats have used during their sham impeachment inquiry that this is in fact very real, wrote Trump Jr.

The image appears to have emanated from this 2003 WWE SummerSlam commercial starring wrestler Brock Lesnar:

Trump Jr. has previously shared a Pornhub-style meme of his father:

Trump as a Christmas ornament:

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