Coverage dated July 3, 2025

Trump uses antisemitic slur in Iowa speech promoting his 'big, beautiful bill'

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President Donald Trump says he didn't know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Trump uses antisemitic slur in Iowa speech promoting his 'big, beautiful bill' (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    President Donald Trump says he didn't know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Trump says he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    President Trump says he didn’t know that the term 'shylock' is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Trump Calls Bankers 'Shylocks,' Claims He Doesn't Know Term Is Antisemitic (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Donald Trump uses the antisemitic term 'Shylock' at Iowa Rally

  4. New York Post

    Trump denies knowing ‘Shylock’ was antisemitic slur after using it at rally: ‘Never heard it that way’ (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump on Friday denied knowing that the word "Shylock" is seen as an antisemitic slur after using it at a rally in Iowa while extolling the tax perks of his One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

  5. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Trump criticized for using antisemitic term to describe bankers (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    President Donald Trump drew criticism for using the antisemitic term "Shylock" to describe some bankers during remarks on his signature tax-cut and spending legislation that just passed Congress.

  6. WHDH Boston

    Trump says he didn’t know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe

  7. MyNorthwest

    Trump said he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he didn't know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous

  8. CNN

    Trump says he wasn’t aware term ‘Shylock’ viewed as antisemitic after using it at rally (opens CNN)

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    President Donald Trump said early Friday that he wasn’t aware that some people view the word “Shylock” as antisemitic after using the term during a rally to decry amoral money lenders.

  9. NBC News

    Trump uses antisemitic slur in remarks promoting his 'big, beautiful bill' (opens NBC News)

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    Speaking at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, the president used the word "Shylocks" when talking about bankers lending money to family farms.

  10. Forbes

    Trump Says He Didn't Know 'Shylock' Was Antisemitic Term (opens Forbes)

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    The Anti-Defamation League called Trump’s use of the term “very troubling and irresponsible.”

  11. Newsweek

    Donald Trump calls bankers "Shylocks" (opens Newsweek)

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    President Donald Trump used a term viewed as an antisemitic slur when referring to unscrupulous bankers during a speech in Iowa on Thursday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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