President Trump on Friday morning said he was unaware that the word “Shylock” is considered by some to be antisemitic, after using it during a Thursday night rally in Iowa.What to know: Shylock, the villain of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” was written as a greedy and vengeful Jewish moneylender who eventually is forced to convert to Christianity.What Trump said at the rally: “Think of that: no death tax…
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Trump pleads ignorance after using antisemitic slur
