GOP Rep Doubles Down On Calling George Soros 'Money Changer Of The Worst Kind'
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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) made the antisemitic remark about the financier while discussing radio station ownership on Fox News.
A right-wing Republican congressman from Tennessee is standing by his labeling of George Soros as a “money changer of the worst kind,” using a long-standing antisemitic trope against the financier, who is Jewish.
“I’d say my voting record clearly reflects my support for Israel and the Jewish people,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said in a statement to HuffPost on Thursday. “Folks know what George Soros does with his billions of dollars and if they don’t, I’d say they should probably look into him a little further.”
The term “money changer” directly echoes an antisemitic conspiracy narrative about wealthy and powerful Jewish bankers secretly pulling the strings behind the scenes globally.
More specifically, in Christianity, it harks back to the biblical parable of Jesus throwing money changers out of a temple.
In discussing a Soros company purchasing debt of radio giant Audacy on “Fox & Friends First,” Burchett had said that during World War II there were restrictions on foreign ownership of radio stations.
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