LONG READS → METRO & BEYOND Issue 786 · November 20, 2019

Trump, the First Heimish President

“There’s this feeling, that without Trump the country is going off the liberal cliff”

Trump, the First Heimish President

The president’s chassidim; why the Orthodox love Trump

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utside the banquet room, the entire country was talking about impeachment, Ukraine, and Congressman Adam Schiff.

But inside the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel last Tuesday, there was just love for President Trump.

Some of the wealthiest donors in the Orthodox world gathered at the luxury hotel to pay bipartisan homage to the 45th president and acknowledge what he has done for Israel and the Jewish People.

Yarmulkes bearing the slogan “Keepah America Great” could be seen atop heads, and chassidic crooner Beri Weber sang the national anthem. The event started with a brachah for the leader of the country and ended in a standing ovation.

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