Ann Coulter, the conservative political commentator who is considered a strong influence on President Trump, appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher. She criticized Trump for giving in on the government shut down without getting funding for a wall on the Mexican border, saying “He promised something for 18 months, and he lied about it.” She argued that the wall Israel built to stop suicide bombers is proof that a wall works. In the past, Coulter has made remarks which offended many Jews. What did she say?
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A. Coulter recently tweeted about the confrontation between Catholic high school students, a Native American veteran, and Black Hebrew Israelite protesters, saying, “Too bad the Catholic school didn’t defend these innocent kids with the same gusto they defend pedophile priests. And too bad the ‘media’ were too busy chastising the kids instead of calling out their Black Hebrew brethren.”
B. In response to Senator Bernie Sanders’ call on the campaign trail in 2015 for universal health coverage, Coulter responded, “Hey, Bernie. Isn’t food important? Why not universal food coverage? Then you could not only have free medical care, but all the corned beef and matzah balls you can eat.”
C. In 2015, Coulter tweeted, “A word to those of you out there who have yet to be offended by something I have said: Please be patient. I am working as fast as I can. Even you liberal Jews. You’re lower on my list than the Muslims (oy gevalt) and the gays (oy vey), but I'll get to you soon enough.”
D. In response to a Huffington Post article that said that the use of the word “globalist” by many in the Trump administration was a veiled anti-Semitic reference, Coulter belittled the issue, tweeting, “Come on, libs. Especially you Jewish libs. Stop this. Look at Jared. Look at Ivanka. Look at the grandchildren. And look at Trump’s relationship with Bibi. So just stop this anti-Semitism smear.”
E. In response to a Huffington Post article that said that the use of the word “globalist” by many in the Trump administration was a veiled anti-Semitic reference, Coulter belittled the issue, tweeting that “Paul Newman is only half Globalist” and “Baseball Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax is also a Globalist.”