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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Mackey

ADL condemns Trump’s antisemitic slur but fails to mention him by name

Donald Trump speaks into a microphone at a podium during a campaign rally
Trump at the rally in Park City, Kansas, on Monday night. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) denounced the use of the term “shylock” as antisemitic on Tuesday, without explaining that the slur had been used a day earlier by Donald Trump in a speech in Kansas.

Trump used the slur during a Monday night rally in support of Republican senator Roger Marshall, who is locked in a closer-than-expected re-election fight against Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton. Marshall, a doctor, as been criticized for filing lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills, leading to 18 of them being arrested.

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