In 2016, US presidential candidate Donald Trump tweeted out a graphic featuring Hillary Clinton and a pile of money. Next to her face was what appeared to be a Star of David, a symbol of Judaism, emblazoned with the words, “Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!” I remember this story because it caused a flurry of media coverage, tweets and discussion. The image was condemned as anti-Semitic. Yet Trump responded with a statement railing at the "dishonest media" and claiming that the star was a sheriff’s badge. The original graphic was deleted and replaced with one that featured a circle, not a...
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